Toyota president Akio Toyoda names top cars from rivals
Could you expect a top executive of one of the largest car companies in the world commend vehicles made by rival automakers? Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp. and a known car... Read more
Toyota President Akio Toyoda brings the GT86 to 24 Hours Nurburgring endurance race
Toyota President Akio Toyoda himself is bringing the Scion FR-S (which will race under the Toyota GT86 nameplate) to the famous track in Germany for the 24 Hours Nurburgring endurance... Read more
Toyota president Akio Toyoda will be the new head of Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association
Starting May, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association will be headed by Akio Toyoda (president of Toyota Motor Corp.), replacing Nissan COO Toshiyuki Shiga. The industry's top... Read more
Toyota not planing ultra-cheap cars to boost sales in emerging markets
Toyota president Akio Toyoda announced that the Japanese brand will not offer ultra-cheap cars in order to boost its sales in emerging markets. Apparently, Toyoda wants to be sure that... Read more
Toyota president liked the Scion FR-S only when he was able to “talk to” it
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda didn’t immediately like the Scion FR-S sporty coupe. When it was in development, Toyoda would test-drive it once each month. He had plenty of... Read more
Toyota President visits facilities, dealers hit by earthquake
Akio Toyoda, the President of Toyota Motor Corp. and the grandson of its founder, visited parts in Japan that were ravaged by the earthquake. On Monday and Tuesday, Toyoda went to Miyagi... Read more
Toyota long-term management direction will be presented on March 9
The management vision of Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda will be announced in Tokyo on March 9. No details of the Toyota Global Vision will be given before its scheduled... Read more
Scion youth brand is not in danger of being shut down, says Akio Toyoda
Even when sales of Toyota’s Scion brand had been lackluster, there’s no danger of it being shut down, according to Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda. This was confirmed during an... Read more
Strong yen prompts Toyota to change currency assumption
Toyota Motor Corp.’s President Akio Toyoda said that it is likely to revise its currency assumption for its full-year profit forecast to about 80 yen to the US dollar from 90 yen. In an... Read more
Toyota’s president receives the last Lotus Elise R using a 2ZZ-GE engine
At a special ceremony held at the British Embassy in Tokyo, Lotus CEO Dany Bahar presented Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda with a special Elise R using the last 2ZZ-GE... Read more
Toyota settles accelerator suit linked to California crash
Toyota Motor Corp. entered a settlement with the relatives of four people, whose deaths in San Diego prompted the recall of millions of vehicles due to the risk of unintended... Read more
Lexus LF-A (LF-L) supercar confirmed by Toyota President Akio Toyoda
Toyota President Akio Toyoda took time out from his busy schedule to share how he tested the Lexus LF-A supercar (recent reports call it LF-L but nobody knows for sure) and to confirm... Read more
Toyota President Akio Toyoda traces today’s quality and financial woes to 2003
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda traces the carmaker's quality and financial problems to 2003, pointing to this year as the "the turning point." Toyoda said that in 2003, it... Read more
Toyota President Akio Toyoda apologized for safety problems… again!
If Toyota President Akio Toyoda had his way, he would have us believe that "Toyota cars are safe," according to his latest statement. Toyoda had apologized for safety problems that have... Read more
Toyota President Akio Toyoda apologizes for the recall of millions of vehicles
Amid the worsening recall crisis Toyota Motor Corp., President Akio Toyoda apologized for the recall of millions of vehicles around the world, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported. A brief... Read more
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