<h3 data-start="200" data-end="249">Trump&rsquo;s Toyota Investment Claim Backfires</h3>
A major diplomatic embarrassment unfolded after Toyota Motor Corp. publicly clarified that it never promised a new $10 billion investment in the United States &mdash; contrary to what US President Donald Trump had repeatedly declared during his visit to Japan.
During his Tokyo trip, President Trump told audiences that Toyota had pledged to inject $10 billion into American manufacturing plants, crediting the commitment to successful talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. However, Hiroyuki Ueda, a senior Toyota executive, stated that no such promise was ever made.
Speaking at the Japan Mobility Show, Ueda explained that Toyota merely reaffirmed its ongoing commitment to invest and sustain jobs in the US &mdash; a policy consistent with its long-standing operations. He clarified that the $10 billion figure likely referred to Toyota&rsquo;s previous investments during Trump&rsquo;s first term and was not a new commitment.
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&ldquo;We didn&rsquo;t specifically say that we&rsquo;ll invest $10 billion over the next few years,&rdquo; Ueda noted, effectively discrediting the US President&rsquo;s claim.
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Toyota&rsquo;s response directly contradicted Trump&rsquo;s narrative, exposing yet another instance of misrepresentation by the former President. Trump&rsquo;s repeated statements &mdash; made to military personnel in Japan and later in South Korea &mdash; were presented as major trade victories. Yet, the company&rsquo;s clarification underscored that the figures had been politically inflated to bolster Trump&rsquo;s economic credentials.
Toyota, which employs over 70,000 Americans and operates 14 plants across the US, reaffirmed its commitment to ongoing investment and job creation without endorsing any new financial target.
The controversy erupted at a sensitive time, coinciding with a broader US-Japan trade framework worth $550 billion, which Japan recently announced. Analysts believe Trump&rsquo;s false attribution may have been intended to link his diplomacy to this larger economic package.
On social media, users accused Trump of &ldquo;lying again,&rdquo; while pro-Trump circles continued amplifying his claim without evidence. The episode exposes the widening credibility gap between political rhetoric and corporate reality &mdash; a hallmark of Trump&rsquo;s style of negotiation and self-promotion.

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October 30, 2025 | 15:05 IST