Toyota lines reflect designers' growing clout

Akio Toyoda introduced the 2018 Toyota Camry at the Detroit auto show, asking the crowd if the eighth-generation sedan was sexy or really sexy.

January 30, 2017 05:00 AM

DETROIT -- Akio Toyoda has issued a companywide decree for "no more boring cars." And to back it up, the Toyota Motor Corp. president has given designers greater clout than ever.

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