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Toyota investing $1 billion in Asian ride-share firm Grab

  (Agence France-Presse)
Tokyo
Wed, June 13, 2018 Published on Jun. 13, 2018 Published on 2018-06-13T09:52:17+07:00

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oyota said Wednesday it was investing $1 billion in Asia ride-share company Grab, as the Japanese automaker looks to expand beyond its core business into the "mobility" sector.

Grab, which is headquartered in Singapore, is a leading player in the ride-share industry in Asia, and earlier this year agreed to acquire US giant Uber's regional operations.

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