Toyoda takes helm at crucial moment
China Daily | Updated: 2009-06-24 08:09
Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp, speaks next to the company's third-generation Prius hybrid vehicle. Bloomberg News |
TOYOTA CITY, Japan: Toyota Motor Corp confirmed Akio Toyoda as its new president yesterday, promoting the grandson of the company's founder to guide the world's No 1 automaker through the worst downturn in its history.
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