U-Akio Toyoda, umzukulu womsunguli weToyota, uzoshiya indlela yenkampani

Eminyakeni yamuva, eyota Ubelokhu ebambe iqhaza kakhulu ekuthuthukisweni kwamamodeli athile ezemidlalo inkampani yakho, Toyota, umkhiqizi wezimoto omkhulu kunayo yonke emhlabeni. Ungumuntu, ngaphezu kwakho konke, uthanda izimoto nokuhamba. Akayena umphathi nje onekhono ekuthatheni izinqumo. Yingakho kubuhlungu ukuthi, kubo iminyaka 66, lesi silomo embonini yezimoto sinqume ukuhoxa futhi shiya isikhundla sikamongameli kusukela ebhizinisini lomndeni wakhe onedumela elihle ezandleni zikaKoji Sato, ngubani kuze kube manje esiphezulu Umphathi weLexus.

Ngiyabonga ku-Akio, Umzukulu kaKiichiro Toyoda (owayengumsunguli weToyota Motors), inkampani yaseJapan njengamanje iyona ireferensi yomhlaba wonke mayelana ne-hybridization kagesi ezimotweni zabagibeli Futhi hhayi lokho kuphela. Ngaphansi kwengxenye yokugcina yokusebenza kwakhe, isizukulwane sesihlanu seToyoda sizuzile buyisela i-sportmanship elahlekile uhlobo lwaseJapane esikhathini esithile esidlule.

isithelo sakhe uthando lwemishini eyakhiwa yizizwe eziningi, i-CEO ihileleke mathupha ekwakheni imikhiqizo ethokozisayo njenge GR Supra, the GR Yaris noma okwakamuva kakhulu I-GR 86, ukushayela kubalulekile izinhlangano zamafekthri nezivumelwano zokubambisana zamasu ngeBMW kanye neSubaru, phakathi kwezinye izinkampani kulo mkhakha.

UToyoda uzokwehla ezikhundleni zakhe, okuhlanganisa i-CEO kanye ne-COO, ngo-Ephreli 1, 2023. Ngalo lolo suku, uKoji Sato, umphathi wamanje we-Lexus (uhlobo oluphambili lweToyota Group) kanye nomongameli weGazoo Racing (uphiko olusebenza kahle kakhulu lwenkampani okukhulunywa ngayo) uzothatha izintambo. Nokho, uzolandela eduze ezinyathelweni zomlandeli wakhe, njengoba uzoqhubeka njengoSihlalo Webhodi Labaqondisi, esikhundleni sika-Takeshi Uchiymada.

Lolu hlobo lokuthatha umhlalaphansi ku-Akio ludala okuthile ukungaqiniseki ngekusasa leToyota ukuthi, njenganoma yimuphi umdlali emakethe yezimoto, abhekane a isikhathi sokushintsha kwamandla egcwele izinguquko nokungabaza mayelana nokuziphatha kwamakhasimende, intuthuko yezobuchwepheshe kanye nokutholakala kwezinto ezithile, kodwa ngaphandle kwalowo obengumholi wabo kusukela ngo-2009.

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