Akio Toyoda

Toyota President Akio Toyoda speaking at the Japan Automobile ... It’s no surprise Toyoda’s favorite Honda is the Honda NSX. The low-slung coupe changed the supercar market forever by offering not only a sporty fast car, but by introducing reliability ...  

Filed under: Etc., Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota During a meeting of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Toyota president Akio Toyoda offered a "Chapeau!" to his fellow CEOs by listing his favorite cars from other makers. He listed just one vehicle from five makers represented on the board, in alphabetical order: the Honda NSX, Isuzu Bellett, Mazda Cosmo, Mitsubishi Pajero (our Montero) and Nissan Skyline. Toyoda didn...  

One woman touched the car as if it was a sacred object. Another man impulsively checked himself. It is hot again in Tokyo, and people start to perspire. “Do I also?” asked this man before he approached the black car. The matte-black LFA looked like any ...  

TOKYO— Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda took the helm at Japan's auto industry group Thursday with a promise to keep production and jobs at home to help along the country's recovery from last year's disaster. Toyoda also sharply ...  

TOKYO -- In a rare outburst of convivial kudos, car buff and Toyota President Akio Toyoda has publicly aired his short list of the top cars made by his domestic rivals. Getting highest honors from the Toyota chief: the Nissan Skyline ...  

TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda took the helm at Japan's auto industry group Thursday with a promise to keep production and jobs at home to help along the country's recovery from last year's disaster. Toyoda also sharply criticized government plans to raise Japan's sale tax as a "mo  

Toyota President Akio Toyoda is not one your typical automotive CEOs, as believe it or not, the 56-year old grandson of the Japanese company's founder actually likes cars [...]. He is a full-time car guy and a weekend racer who has even competed in the Nürburgring 24 hour endurance race. And like any other car buff, Toyoda's list of favorite cars is not restricted to one brand. However, unlike other automotive executives, Toyoda has no...  

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Another was Akio Toyoda, whose company, Toyota Motors (NYSE: TM), built some cars with dangerous accelerator problems. Toyoda spent most the time during his testimony apologizing for the mistakes the manufacturer, founded by his grandfather ...  

Toyoda outlined the global vision a year ago, when the brand vowed to develop the ‘safest and most responsible’ vehicles on the market. A UK spokeswoman confirmed that the strapline, unveiled by Toyota Motor Corporation president Akio Toyoda last year ...  

TOKYO -- Japan's auto industry association has tapped an unlikely -- but increasingly well-suited -- CEO to be its next chairman as the country's beleaguered carmakers battle falling sales at home and the hollowing out of their factories.  

Toyota Motor Corp. (7203) President Akio Toyoda said he’s looking forward to a disaster-free year after calamities in Japan and Thailand hobbled production, causing the carmaker to lose the global sales lead to General Motors Co. (GM ...  

Toyota president Akio Toyoda said he's looking forward to a drama-free year after disasters in Japan and Thailand badly hit production, causing the company to lose its global sales lead to General Motors.  

During the unveiling, Toyota’s Group Vice President Bob Carter described CEO Akio Toyoda’s reaction upon first seeing the new Avalon: “Cool! Don’t change a thing.” While Toyoda wouldn’t change anything about the Avalon like its gaping lower ...  

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor has no intention of offering ultra-cheap cars to boost sales in emerging markets and will keep its focus on customers who expect a certain level of reliability, the company's president, Akio Toyoda, said on Thursday. Toyoda's comments come days after rival Nissan Motor announced the revival of the Datsun brand to target buyers in the lowest and sizeable end of developing markets, while a German magazine reported...