Toyoda, grandson of Toyota Motor Corp. founder Kiichiro Toyoda, who has earned the unofficial title of “master driver”, holds the final say on what makes a Lexus a Lexus and a Toyota a Toyota.

Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda believes battery electric vehicles will reach at most 30% market share, with the rest taken up by hybrids, hydrogen fuel cell and fuel-burning cars.

Shoichiro Toyoda, the son of Toyota Motor Corp founder and father of current chief executive Akio Toyoda, died on Tuesday of heart failure, the company said. He was 97.

Toyoda was re-elected to the board with just under 72% support, down from more than 95% in 2022, suggesting rising dissatisfaction with corporate governance at the automaker.

Akio Toyoda, right, with Koji Sato, who will succeed him as Toyota’s chief executive. “A carmaker is all that I am, and I see that as my own limit,” Mr. Toyoda said.

Chairman Akio Toyoda emphasizes that carbon neutrality remains Toyota’s top priority. He claims 27 million Toyota hybrids match the carbon impact of 9 million electric cars. Toyoda argues EVs ...

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7282) has developed a compact wireless smart phone charging holder for automobiles. Smart phones can be charged by simpl ...

Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda’s bid to buy out Toyota Industries Corp. could pit him against Japan’s efforts to reform its corporate landscape by demanding more shareholder ...

Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda gestures at an event for Toyota GAZOO Racing and LEXUS at Tokyo Auto Salon 2023 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 13, 2023.

KIYOSU, Japan, January 27, 2025--Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7282) has teamed up with major sporting goods manufacturer ASICS Corporation to produce the SKYHAND™ OG sneakers using leather ...

Akio Toyoda, the president and CEO of the Toyota Motor Corporation, will step down on April 1 and become the chairman of the board of directors. He will be replaced by Koji Sato, current president ...