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0Video: Aston Martin, Toyota CEOs swap race cars at Nürburgring 1320236940
The chief executives of any two companies will inherently have something in common to share. All the more so for the CEOs of automakers, never mind how big or how small. But Akio Toyoda and Ulrich Bez share more than job descriptions. The heads of Toyota and Aston Martin also share a passion for ...
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Japanese automakers revise earnings estimates on strength of Yen 1288267140
Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota, has stated that the Japanese automaker is planning to revise its earnings forecast due to the fact that the Yen has reached a 15-year high. The full-year profit forecast was based on a rate of 90 Yen to the US Dollar. It will be reduced to around 80 Yen to USD. ...
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Report: Toyota getting a unified look 1279927620
Toyota Venza – Click above for high-res image galleryWord has it that Toyota is looking to put its new reputation for shaky quality and safety behind it by moving to a new corporate face. Evidently, head honcho Akio Toyoda has called for his company's products to have a more emotional ... -
Deep-Dive: Behind the scenes at Toyota's R&D center, Part Two 1278701820
Behind the Scenes at Toyota's R&D Center – Click above for high-res image galleryIt's impossible to overlook the negative impact the recalls have had on Toyota's reputation for safety and reliability. Seemingly overnight, the automaker that could do no wrong has been brought back ... -
Toyota already building EV prototype with Tesla battery pack? 1278685740
During a interview with a group of American media this afternoon in Nagoya, Japan, Toyota president Akio Toyoda revealed that his company is already in the process of building a prototype electric vehicle with a Tesla battery pack. The statement came in response to questions about the ...
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Akio Toyoda apologizes to shareholders, shareholder tells him to stop crying 1277490360
Now there's some sad things known to man, but ain't too much sadder than the tears of a... CEO? Apparently, at least one Toyota shareholder has seen enough tears and weeping from the company's not-so-fearless leader. According to a report from Reuters, one of Toyota's shareholders requested, ...
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BREAKING: Toyota's chief test driver dies behind wheel of LFA in Germany 1277315700
Click above to view the video after the jumpAccording to reports, Toyota's chief test driver, 67-year-old Hiromu Naruse, has died in a crash on highway 410 near the famed Nürburgring race track in Germany. He was driving the recently spied Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition (above) at the ... -
Toyota CEO wants to add "fun to drive" to eco-friendly vehicles 1275678060
Toyota MR2 Sports Hybrid Concept – Click above for image galleryIt's been far too long since Toyota's products have been imbued with anything short of clinical, appliance-like precision. Handling prowess and communicative steering has taken a back seat to ruthless efficiency, especially ... -
Report: Akio Toyoda sitting out this year's Nürburgring 24 1269021660
2010 Lexus LFA racer – Click above for high-res image galleryToyota CEO Akio Toyoda has his hands full. In addition to the day-to-day rigors of running the largest automaker in the world, Toyoda is busy combating the negative press and apologizing profusely for the massive amount of ... -
Report: Toyota bragged about saving $100M by avoiding, limiting recalls 1266848820
If you saved your company $1 million, you'd brag about it, right? How about $100 million? Certainly you'd be looking for a few pats on the back for such a massive sum of loot. A report in The Detroit Free Press reveals that Yoshimi Inaba, chairman and CEO of Toyota Motors Sales in the U.S., ...

