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Column: Koji Sato will change Toyota's pace on EVs, but should he?

Koji Sato, left, will succeed Akio Toyoda, right, as CEO of Toyota Motor Corp. Toyoda will become the company’s chairman.
Koji Sato, left, will succeed Akio Toyoda, right, as CEO of Toyota Motor Corp. Toyoda will become the company’s chairman. (REUTERS)
February 19, 2023 05:00 AM

I have little doubt that Koji Sato, the next CEO of Toyota Motor Corp., will move the automaker in a different direction — or at the very least, at a slightly different pace — than his predecessor, Akio Toyoda, when it comes to battery electric vehicles.

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