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Toyota Chairman Warns of Potential Board Exit as Shareholder Support Dips Due to Scandals
Following safety certification scandals, Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda warns that he may lose his board position if declining shareholder support, currently at its lowest ever, continues.
Toyota Shareholders Re-Elect Akio Toyoda as Chairman Amid Safety Test Scandal, Governance Issues
Toyota shareholders re-elected chairman Akio Toyoda to his post on the board but left him beleaguered due to the company’s governance issues and scandals involving some of its car models.
Toyota Shareholders Want to Remove Chairman Akio Toyoda From the Board Over Safety Test Scandal
Shareholders intensify pressure against Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda amidst a safety test scandal, with major advisory firms urging a vote against his reappointment.
Toyota Issues Apology as Safety Test Scandal Persists: ‘We Are Not a Perfect Company’
In response to the safety test controversy, Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda apologized while bowing before reporters.
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Japan's Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) will spend about 150 billion yen ($1.3 billion) to build two new car plants in Mexico and China, two people familiar with plans said, ending a three-year freeze imposed after unchecked growth lumbered the world's biggest auto maker with too many idle production lines.
In a corner of Toyota's oldest factory, the Japanese carmaker's longest-serving employee preaches the benefits of craftsmanship, saying manual labor is the key to success in a highly automated automotive industry.
Toyota Motor (7203.T) is finalizing plans for its first passenger car assembly plant in Mexico that could be approved by its board as early as next month, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
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