Toyota announces move into rocket launches

Toyota is ‘exploring rockets’ and has made its first investment into Interstellar Technologies
Japanese automaker Toyota is "exploring rockets," chairman Akio Toyoda announced onstage at CES 2025 on Monday, while hinting at the idea of moving people
Toyota announces move into rocket launches at CES 2025 with $45M investment in Japanese startup
On Monday during CES 2025, the major tech trade show in Las Vegas with all the latest gadgets, Chairman Akio Toyoda revealed the carmaker is investing $44.4 million, or 7 billion yen, into
Toyota is 'exploring rockets' with nearly $45 million investment in Japanese launch startup, chairman says
Toyota Motor is exploring the development and production of orbital rockets, Chair CEO Akio Toyoda said Monday.
Toyota Partners With Interstellar For ‘Mass Production of Rockets’
Interstellar Technologies, a Japanese rocket developer, is to receive $44.3 million from Toyota Group company Woven. The investment is part of a larger strategic capital and business alliance with Toyota aimed at the “mass production of rockets,” the Hokkaido, Japan-based startup said on Jan. 7.
Toyota to invest over $44M in rocket company
Toyota’s mobility subsidiary plans to make a $44.3 million investment into a Japanese rocket company, Interstellar Technologies, according to a Tuesday announcement.
Toyota invests $44.4M in private Japanese spaceflight company
The Toyota Motor Corporation will invest $44.4 million in Japan-based Interstellar Technologies to help the private spaceflight firm develop rockets to launch satellites into Earth's orbit.
Toyota backs Japanese space startup Interstellar to mass-produce rockets
A Toyota research unit will invest in Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies (IST) to support mass production of its rockets, the world's biggest carmaker group said on Tuesday, expanding its foray into the space sector.
Space race: Toyota invests $44 million in rocket startup amid Japan govt push for private sector
Toyota Motor is investing ¥7 billion ($44 million) in startup Interstellar Tech to mass produce lightweight rockets, aiming to compete in the commercial space industry.
Toyota invests in Japanese rocket startup as SpaceX races ahead
The investment is the latest sign of progress in the Japanese government’s push to nurture the country’s private space sector.
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