Akio Toyoda stories:
Toyota Narrows Loss Forecast on Government Stimulus
Nov 5th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., the world’slargest carmaker, narrowed its full-year net loss forecast for asecond time after government stimulus measures revived vehicledemand in the U.S...Toyota pulls out of Formula One to cut costs
Nov 4th, 2009 - USA Today
TOKYO (AP) Toyota is pulling out of Formula One racing, the world's largest automaker announcing Wednesday that it needs to cut costs and focus on its core business. "Based on the current economic environment...
Toyota confirms shocking F1 exit
Nov 4th, 2009 - AutoWeek
Toyota has confirmed that it will pull the plug on its Formula One program immediately. The news was announced by company boss Akio Toyoda in Tokyo some 11 days before a much anticipated meeting where the team's budget was to be discussed.Officially Official: Toyota confirms departure from Formula One
Nov 4th, 2009 - Autoblog
The buck's got to stop somewhere. Toyota has been pouring in hundreds of millions of dollars into its Formula One racing program for seven years now and has little to show for it...Now Toyota quits Formula One
Nov 4th, 2009 - BusinessWeek
At a hastily arranged press conference this evening in Tokyo, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda announced that the carmaker is the latest big player to quit Formula One motorsport...



