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Toyota streamlines decision-making for North America
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda restructured the company's management this year to give more authority and autonomy to local regions. Nowhere was this more …
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Behind the scenes, Straubel keeps Tesla running at pivotal time
… speed project for Bernas and Toyota engineers assigned to bring it to market in less than two years. Toyota President Akio Toyoda and Musk had said in May 2010 the companies would work together, building on Toyota's plan to buy a $50 million stake in …
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Toyota's Lentz: 'It's really a three-horse race'
… 1982. In march of this year lens with named it when you first CEO for North America. The move. An overhaul by president Akio Toyoda to regional executives more local control. Once and his team didn't waste any time in taking action. Action and that underscores …
first CEO for North America. The move. An overhaul by president Akio Toyoda to -- regional executives more local control. Once and his team didn't waste any time in taking action. Action and that underscores -
Can Akio be the Steve Jobs of Lexus?
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda wants to take personal responsibility ..... pizazz into the Lexus brand. In essence, Toyoda is setting out to be the automaker's ..... more hands-on with the luxury brand Toyoda recently reorganized his company into …
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Diving Into Driverless Future (5/10/13)
… a matter of time before driver list rides the wider adoption. But not everybody's looking forward to it Toyota chief Akio Toyoda saying quote control should remain with the driver. Analyst Jim hall of 2953. Analytics. Would agree. and what's up front …
wider adoption. But not everybody's looking forward to it Toyota chief Akio Toyoda saying quote control should remain with the driver. Analyst Jim hall of 2953. Analytics. Would agree. -- and what's up front that -
In boon for Japan's automakers, yen tumbles over milestone
… price, it's hard to raise it." For Toyota President Akio Toyoda , 57, currency relief couldn't come soon enough after battling ..... production and business that's free of currency risks," Toyoda said on April 10. Japanese corporate leaders have been waiting …
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Is Akio Toyoda cut from the Steve Jobs mold?
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda wants to take personal responsibility ..... pizazz into the Lexus brand. In essence, Toyoda is setting out to be the automaker's ..... executive vice president who reports to Toyoda . The Lexus group skips the EVP and reports …
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Toyota quarterly profit rises to $3.17 billion
… has achieved the target President Akio Toyoda set two years ago: to make 1 trillion ..... from its low-risk growth strategy as Toyoda , the 57-year-old grandson of the ..... even if it means losing market share. Toyoda is mindful of lessons learned from huge …
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Toyota quarterly profit rises to $3.17 billion
… has achieved the target President Akio Toyoda set two years ago: to make 1 trillion ..... from its low-risk growth strategy as Toyoda , the 57-year-old grandson of the ..... even if it means losing market share. Toyoda is mindful of lessons learned from huge …
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Dreary HQ city is a handicap in global glitz plan
… industrial hometown of Toyota City. Akio Toyoda , president of Toyota Motor Corp., concedes ..... Japanese backwater. "It is difficult," Toyoda said in a recent interview at a Lexus ..... headquarters to step up and internationalize," Toyoda said. Toyota is confronting the problem …
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Toyota's car-buff president makes Lexus his pet project
NEW YORK -- By Akio Toyoda 's own admission, his beloved Lexus ..... interview prior to a Lexus event here, Toyoda said his goal is to imbue Lexus with ..... and his own personal taste in cars. Toyoda said his job will be looking at the lineup …
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Execs drop hints about the next Lexus model
… also will get the new nameplate in late 2014 to make up for the volume it will lose to Kentucky. Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda , sidestepping specifics on what's ahead and what's needed, said Lexus needs something "more exciting, more exhilarating …
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Toyota's 10 million plan: Common parts, randd
… Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda is banking on an overhauled randd strategy ..... sales beyond 10 million units a year, Toyoda told Automotive News Europe sister publication ..... we would like to achieve that level," Toyoda said before the April 19 launch party …
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Once a product planner, former Renault executive Pelata now mines data
… and Apple was 26th. Two years ago, Benioff made his first big move in the auto world. He visited Toyota President Akio Toyoda in Tokyo, and the two men agreed to create Toyota Friend, a private social network for Toyota owners. That success led Benioff …
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Auto sectors add value, but growth rate slows
… Aisin Seiki 19.8 6.8 32.2 10 Delphi 18.2 38.8 N/A 11 Magna 18.0 26.3 102.5 12 Lear 17.5 19.7 42.1 13 Toyoda Gosei 16.9 22.8 –8.7 14 Johnson Controls 14.9 10.8 13.3 15 Dana Holdings 14.2 15.0 50.1 16 Calsonic 12 …
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Lexus goes hipster, parties with robots in the Big Apple
… young customers. The subtheme of the evening was "Design Matters," a nod to Lexus' attempt to zest up its looks. Even Akio Toyoda , the 53-year-old president of Toyota Motor Corp., got in the mood, swapping his usual metal-framed glasses for the …
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Once a product planner, Pelata now mines data
… and Apple was 26th. Two years ago, Benioff made his first big move in the auto world. He visited Toyota President Akio Toyoda in Tokyo, and the two men agreed to create Toyota Friend, a private social network for Toyota owners. That success led Benioff …
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The 10 million plan: Common parts, randd
… Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda is banking on an overhauled randd strategy ..... sales beyond 10 million units a year, Toyoda told Automotive News . "No company in ..... we would like to achieve that level," Toyoda said before the April 19 launch party …
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Toyota outsells GM worldwide for 5th straight quarter
… would become prime minister. "The new government is very speedy and aggressive in their actions," Toyota President Akio Toyoda , speaking as chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, said last month. "With the moves in the foreign …
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Toyoda Tries a Trendy Twist (4/22/13)
… That targeted at young hipster. It featured nine foot puppet and the first tagline of amazing in motion. our president Akio Toyoda used the gala tip the company's luxury brand and I aspiration O'Connor. Net followed his announcement earlier Friday that …
the first tagline of amazing in motion. -- -- our president Akio Toyoda used the gala tip the company's luxury brand and -- I -- -- aspiration O'Connor. Net followed his announcement earlier Friday that
