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    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      News in-depthToyota Motor Corp
      Toyota’s new chief set to steer conventional course towards electric future

      ‘Car guy’ Koji Sato tasked with reshaping strategy of world’s biggest carmaker

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Toyota Motor Corp
      Toyota chief Akio Toyoda to step down as carmaker wages EV battle

      Koji Sato, head of company’s luxury Lexus unit, to take over

    • Tuesday, 14 December, 2021
      Toyota Motor Corp
      Toyota to spend $35bn on electric push in effort to take on Tesla

      World’s biggest carmaker aims to launch 30 battery-powered models by 2030

    • Tuesday, 12 January, 2021
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      Toyota barbs at Suga energy plans bare tensions on green future

      Business seeks clarity from government over shift to more renewable power sources

    • Friday, 6 November, 2020
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      Toyota chief confident of beating Tesla in era of clean energy cars

      Akio Toyoda’s challenge to US rival comes as the world’s second-biggest carmaker posts strong earnings

    • Friday, 19 October, 2018
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      Next generation of executives may be different breed to established stars of today

    • Friday, 2 March, 2018
      Japanese business & finance
      Toyota appoints first female board member

      Japanese group’s move comes on back of PM’s diversity and governance drive

    • Wednesday, 10 January, 2018
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      Toyota, Mazda pick Alabama for new $1.6bn assembly plant
    • Monday, 18 December, 2017
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    • Wednesday, 13 December, 2017
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      Joint research project signals deeper push into power for electric vehicles

    • Friday, 6 January, 2017
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      Trump turns his ire on Toyota’s Mexico car plant plans

      Company says no US jobs will be lost as president-elect continues to attack carmakers

    • Wednesday, 12 October, 2016
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    • Friday, 24 June, 2016
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      Reassurance for staff but blow to pro-EU campaigners

    • Monday, 11 January, 2016
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      Toyota grapples with the car of the future

      Akio Toyoda, chief executive of the carmaker, shares his views on Toyota and the challenges ahead

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    • Wednesday, 9 December, 2015
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      Veteran Mitsuru Kawai is a reminder of the human touch underpinning carmaker’s famed automation

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