Akio Toyoda corrects course at Toyota Group amid widening scandal

Toyota AKIO — Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda, seen here at a news conference in Nagoya, is urging Toyota Group companies to focus on fundamentals.

January 30, 2024 12:49 PM

TOKYO — Akio Toyoda is correcting course at Toyota Group companies in Japan amid a rash of misconduct that has embarrassed the world's biggest automaker and eroded public trust at home.

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