Business | Toyota after Toyoda

Toyota gets a new hand at the wheel

The Japanese car giant has some catching up to do

CHIBA, JAPAN - JANUARY 13: (R-L) Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., and Koji Sato, GAZOO Racing Company President/Lexus International Co. President attend the Tokyo Auto Salon at Makuhari Messe on January 13, 2023 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Jun Sato/WireImage)
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