Tue, Jun 23rd, 2009
(CNN) -- The "prince" is taking the wheel of Toyota as the world's largest automotive manufacturer stands at a crossroads.
Akio Toyoda, the grandson of company founder Kiichiro Toyoda, was formally approved as president of Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday by the company board. Toyoda, 53, has been with the company for 24 years.
Nicknamed "the prince" by Japanese media, Toyoda is the first family member to run the company in 14 years. (His grandfather slightly altered the family name when christening the company "Toyota," which has eight brush strokes in Japanese -- a fortuitous number).
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- Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R/KPGC10The C10 series of 1968, which began its development under Prince at the company's Opama R&D centre in the suburbs of Tokyo, was marketed with a Nissan badge. By the time the C10 went on sale ...
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The Prince of Motor City: ABC Television Series
ABC has hired Aidan Quinn, Andie McDowell, and the "Lost" director to make "The Prince of Motor City" a hit. Will the Big Three succumb to competition from Toyota and Honda? Or will the American auto industry develop into the big four with the addition of the fictional Hamilton Motor Works?(Television)
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