Toyota pledges to boost local supply chains for electric vehicles in China
丰田将加强电动汽车在华供应链本土化
New chief Koji Sato feels ‘sense of crisis’ as Japanese carmakers post sharpest sales drops among foreign brands
新任社长佐藤恒治表示对丰田在华业务产生“一种危机感”，他承诺采取“大胆”举措，进一步推动在华的本地化。
Toyota’s new chief executive has warned of “a sense of crisis” surrounding its business in China, pledging to boost local supply chains for electric vehicles as technological and geopolitical challenges intensify.
丰田汽车(Toyota)新任社长警告称，他对丰田在华业务产生“一种危机感”。在技术和地缘政治挑战加剧的形势下，他承诺加强在中国本土的电动汽车供应链。
In a group interview on Friday, Koji Sato, who took the helm of Toyota earlier this month, pledged “bold” efforts to push for further localisation as the Japanese group tried to keep pace with a rapid technological shift in the world’s largest car market. “I do feel an underlying sense of crisis that we need to accelerate our efforts to do business in this market,” he said.
本月早些时候开始执掌丰田的佐藤恒治(Koji Sato)上周五接受媒体的集体采访，在这家日本企业试图跟上世界最大汽车市场正在经历的快速技术变革之际，他承诺采取“大胆”举措，进一步推动在华的本地化。他表示：“我确实从心底里产生一种危机感，觉得要在这个市场开展业务，我们需要加快我们的努力。”
In recent months, Japanese carmakers have posted the sharpest sales declines in China among foreign brands owing to the slow rollout of battery-powered vehicles. Toyota’s own 2022 vehicle sales in China fell for the first time in a decade.
最近几个月里，日本车企是外资品牌中在华汽车销量下滑最严重的，这是因为它们在推出电动汽车方面行动迟缓。丰田2022年在华汽车销量十年来首次出现下降。
