Toyota "Very disappointed" ... Nippon Steelmon is a lawsuit in which Toyota and Chinese steel giant (driver web) --Yahoo! News

● What did Toyota say?

On October 14, Nippon Steel had been damaged by Toyota, a major steel giant, a major steel in China, for damages for about 20 billion yen, as infringed by a patent of an electromagnetic steel sheet. In addition, Toyota has also filed a prohibition of manufacturing and sales of electric vehicles equipped with motors using electromagnetic steel plates. [Image] Looking at the next electric vehicle, BZ4X in Toyota, in this case, Toyota publishes a statement. According to the content, we (Toyota) recognize that it is a case that should be discussed by material manufacturers, and is very regrettable about what we were sued. " Toyota says that each time we deal with various material manufacturers, we carefully step on the process of checking with the material manufacturer that there is no patenting. And this time, it has been contracted after confirming that there is no patent infringement of other companies before the transaction closing. This time, in response to the suggestions from Nippon Steel, Toyota confirmed with Takarayama Steel again. It is said that there is no problem with patent infringement. According to Toyota's statement, "For many years, we have supported the Japanese automotive industry and our car making, and our important business partner, which is our important business partner, has such a lawsuit to our user. I am very sorry again that I have decided. " An electromagnetic steel plate is a "high -performance material" that significantly enhances the characteristics (magnetic characteristics) attached to iron magnets by a special manufacturing process, such as a power plant, electric equipment, electric vehicle and mobile phone vibration motor. A material widely used as "iron core (iron material, core in the coil)".

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