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Toyota plant to face industry inspection

Industry officials plan to inspect the Toyota factory in Chachoengsao this week to assure car buyers safety standards are followed by the giant Japanese automaker.

Bangkok Post

Toyota's profits rise as global chips supply crunch subsides

Toyota’s January-March profit has edged up 3% from the previous year on robust sales as a chips supply crunch gradually eased

The Independent UK

New Toyota Boss Hints More GR Sports Cars Are Coming

An expansion of the Gazoo Racing lineup is possible.

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Toyota's new president vows to step on electrification pedal

Toyota’s new president Koji Sato has promised what he called an aggressive shift on “electrification,” while acknowledging criticism that Japan’s top automaker has fallen behind

The Independent UK

Auto review: A new Toyota hybrid SUV that won’t break the bank

You have to admire former Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda’s attempt to instill excitement into Toyota’s many cars, trucks and SUVs. Yet you can’t help wondering if the command to instill life into its vehicles isn’t working against the brand’s DNA. Toyotas have long been like the decades-old Holiday Inn advertising…

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Toyota Honorary Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda: 1925-2023

Dr. Toyoda was the son of the company’s founder and the father of current president and CEO, Akio Toyoda.

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Toyota founder's son, who led global growth, dies at 97

Shoichiro Toyoda, who as a son of the company’s founder oversaw Toyota’s expansion into international markets, has died

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New Toyota CEO To Ramp Up EV Adoption, New Platform Due 2026

The new boss wants Lexus to have a leading role in the company's electrification

Motor1

Toyota's CEO-to-be outlines leadership team bullish on EVs

Koji Sato, appointed the next president at Japan’s top automaker Toyota, has outlined a management team that he says will lead an aggressive push on electric vehicles

The Independent UK

Akio Toyoda Was A "Terrible Person" At Age 20

Toyota's outgoing CEO and incoming chairman of the board imparted life skills and advice to young employees.

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Toyoda's successor to accelerate automaker's transformation

The appointment of Koji Sato as Toyota Motor Corp.'s new president represents a key step in the automaker's transformation into a "mobility company."

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Toyota’s CEO just wrote the blueprint for passing the baton to a younger generation of leadership with grace

“I am an old-fashioned person…The new team can do what I can’t do.”

Fortune

Toyota Said To Develop EV-Only Platform Just As CEO Steps Down

Based on anticipated demand, Toyota expects the first electric vehicles based on the new EV-dedicated skateboard platform to arrive between 2027 and 2028.

InsideEVs

Akio Toyoda Steps Down As Toyota CEO, Becomes Chairman Of The Board

Koji Sato, the boss of Lexus and Gazoo Racing, will be Toyota's new CEO.

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The Independent UK

Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda to step aside, become chairman

Toyota Motor Corp. has announced that its CEO and president, Akio Toyoda, will become chairman

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Toyota Boss Thinks Going Green Involves Converting Existing ICE Cars

Akio Toyoda talks about a holistic approach to curbing the world's carbon emissions.

The Independent UK

Toyota pushes zero-emission goals by converting old models

To accelerate the global move toward sustainable vehicles, Toyota is suggesting simply replacing the inner workings of vehicles already on the roads with cleaner technology like fuel cells and electric motors

Businessweek

The World’s Love Affair With Japanese Cars Is Souring

Brands like Toyota have been global favorites for decades. How did they get the shift to electric so wrong?

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General Motors Tops Toyota As Best-Selling Automaker In US For 2022

Toyota Motor North America sales were down last year, and GM saw its volume increase.

Bangkok Post

Toyota Chief Says 'Silent Majority' Has Doubts About Pursuing Only EVs

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda said he is among the auto industry's silent majority in questioning whether electric vehicles should be pursued exclusively, comments that reflect a growing uneasiness about how quickly car companies can transition.

InsideEVs

Toyota CEO Says "Silent Majority" Doubtful Of Electric-Only Future

At a recent event in Thailand, Akio Toyoda said he is among the industry's "silent majority" in questioning whether EVs should be pursued exclusively.

InsideEVs

Toyota Hilux Revo BEV Concept Likely Previews Electric Pickup

The Toyota Hilux Revo BEV Concept appears to be based on the ICE Hilux, with only minor design differences setting it apart from the diesel-powered model.

Motor1

Toyota Hilux EV Concept Debuts To Preview Potential Zero-Emissions Truck

The automaker doesn't say if and when a production model is coming.

Motor1

Toyota President Thinks California's EV Targets Will Be Tough To Meet

He thinks EVs need more time to go mainstream.

InsideEVs

Toyota CEO Says California EV Targets Will Prove 'Rather Difficult'

Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda says the brand is like a department store and must offer many options for the consumer rather than deciding what people should buy.

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