Once the biggest car seller in China, Toyota has seen its popularity drop in the country as it continues to play catch-up on EV tech

Concerns over governance and the board's independence have fuelled unrest against Toyoda, and any big drop in his shareholder support could spur action on reforms

Among the biggest drags on Nikkei was Toyota Motor, which slid 2.6% amid continued fallout from a safety test certification scandal

Japanese officials have ordered Toyota, Mazda and Yamaha to suspend shipments of some vehicles for submitting incorrect or manipulated safety test data

Plug-in hybrids priced from 79,800 yuan ($11,014) have made up the bulk of BYD's sales in the past three years

Interest in local Chinese partnerships comes at a time when foreign carmakers are quickly losing share in the world’s biggest car market

The departures are among the most drastic changes Daihatsu has made so far after revealing last year it had rigged side-collision safety tests for 88,000 small cars

The auto firm has been beset by test certification issues and this week it was forced to urge the recall of 50,000 older US models over faulty air bag fears

The Japanese automaker says it is confident chip shortages won’t hamper it manufacturing what will be a record number of vehicles this year

The Japanese auto giant is looking to increase the pace as it plays catch-up with its rivals in the shift from fossil-fuelled engines to electric

A safety scandal at its small-car unit Daihatsu that goes back decades and a 1.12-million vehicle recall over an air bag fault sparked a stock dive for the Japanese auto giant

The factory in the southern state of Karnataka will be the world's largest automaker's first capacity expansion in more than a decade