Toyota Honorary Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda Dies at 97
Kyodo News+2023-02-14
NAGOYA - Shoichiro Toyoda, the honorary chairman of Toyota Motor Corp. who transformed the Japanese automaker into a leading global brand, died of heart failure on Tuesday, the company said. He was 97.
File photo shows Shoichiro Toyoda, honorary chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., in October 2017. (Kyodo)
Toyoda, a third-generation scion of the founding family who inherited its stake in the business, is credited with establishing a culture of quality control at the firm, helping it evolve into a world-leading automaker. He was also responsible for pushing Toyota, which started as a loom manufacturer, to produce vehicles overseas.
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