AUTOinCAR (Free subscription) | 25/12/2008
Akio Toyoda, a leading candidate to succeed Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe, is a member of the famed family that founded the company and still holds considerable sway, but hasn’t been in the driver’s seat since 1995. Mr. Toyoda, one of Toyota’s five executive vice presidents, is a grandson of Kiichiro Toyoda, who launched Toyota [...]
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 24/12/2008
Toyota Motor Corp. president Katsuaki Watanabe may step down next year and be succeeded by Akio Toyoda, grandson of the founder of the company, people familiar with the matter said. Mr. Watanabe's exit is intended in part to take responsibility for Toyota's forecast this week for a yen150-billion ($2-billion) operating loss for the year ending in March, said one person, who asked not...
Driive (Free subscription) | 23/12/2008
Toyota Motor Corp. officials have denied an Asahi newspaper article saying the automaker will promote Akio Toyoda, the grandson of its founder, to president in April, Bloomberg News reported this morning.
Detroit News (Free subscription) | 23/12/2008
Toyota Motor Corp. officials have denied an Asahi newspaper article saying the automaker will promote Akio Toyoda, the grandson of its founder, to president in April, Bloomberg News reported this morning.
TODAY ON ROADST3R - Car STORIES (Free subscription) | 23/12/2008
Could this week get any worse for Toyota CEO Katsuaki Watanabe? Yesterday, Watanabe took the unusual step of announcing a huge profits revision. It was so unusual, in fact, that Toyota now projects it will make its first ever operating loss in the fiscal year ending March 2009. "The speed, breadth and...
BusinessWeek Online -- Auto Beat (Free subscription) | 23/12/2008
... in Nagoya. Today, Japan's Asahi Shimbun is reporting that Toyota will replace Watanabe , 66, with Akio Toyoda, the grandson of Toyota founder Kiichiro Toyoda in April. According to the Asahi report, the appointment of a family member to the top job would help unify the company at a crucial time. If it was to happen, Toyoda, 52, would be the first family member to lead...
TODAY ON ROADST3R - Car STORIES (Free subscription) | 29/12/2008
Toyota Motor Corp., which just announced its worst earnings outlook ever, is expected to appoint Executive Vice President Akio Toyoda as president when Katsuaki Watanabe steps down in the spring, sources said Tuesday. Akio Toyoda, 52, is the great-grandson of the late Sakichi Toyoda, who founded the...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 25/12/2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp Executive Vice President Akio Toyoda declined on Thursday to discuss the possibility of his taking over as president after media reports he could fill the post as early as April.
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 23/12/2008
NAGOYA (Kyodo) Toyota Motor Corp., which just announced its worst earnings outlook ever, is expected to appoint Executive Vice President Akio Toyoda as president when Katsuaki Watanabe steps down in the spring, sources said Tuesday. Akio Toyoda, 52, is the great-grandson of the late Sakichi Toyoda, who founded the Toyota Motor group, and is the eldest son of honorary...
InformedTrades (Free subscription) | 25/12/2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp Executive Vice President Akio Toyoda declined on Thursday to discuss the possibility of his taking over as...
InformedTrades (Free subscription) | 25/12/2008
The president of Toyota Motor Company is expected to step aside next year and could be succeeded by Akio Toyoda, the grandson of the auto company's...
Driive (Free subscription) | 24/12/2008
As Toyota faces its biggest crisis in its history, speculation is growing it may turn to the charismatic magic of Akio Toyoda, groomed to lead the company his grandfather founded.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 25/12/2008
Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> Executive Vice President Akio Toyoda declined on Thursday to discuss the possibility of his taking over as president after media reports he could fill the post as early as April.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 25/12/2008
Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe may be replaced next year by Akio Toyoda, grandson of the company's founder, after forecasting the first loss in 70 years, people familiar with the matter said.
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 24/12/2008
Akio Toyoda is a leading candidate to be Toyota's next president, but not without wariness, as the family hasn't held the auto maker's reins since 1995.
