Toyota Targets Higher Earning Power as Tariffs and Middle East Headwinds Weigh on Margins
Toyota’s CEO Kenta Kon said the company is working to reverse a slightly high break-even volume as operating profit margins are expected to fall to 6.3% for the year through March 2027 from 7.4% previously. Measures include reducing part types to use plant space better, adding AI and robots while keeping humans central, amid tariff and oil-price pressures.