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Akio Toyoda, Chairman of Toyota, stepped down as CEO in 2023 but continues to influence the company's strategic decisions (Credit: Toyota) Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda drew attention at a NASCAR-style event in Japan amid a US$912m US hybrid production investment When Akio Toyoda appeared at the Fuji. Toyota on Tuesday unveiled a $912 million investment in US manufacturing, days after CEO Akio Toyoda hosted a red, white and blue NASCAR event in Japan while sporting a Trump. Former Toyota CEO, Akio Toyoda, believes that battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are not the final answer, and is not afraid to say so.
Toyota CEO Defends Cautious EV Rollout, Doubles Down on Hybrids and Hydrogen Akio Toyoda says Toyota's plan of action is a more realistic global approach given current market conditions. Akio Toyoda (豊田 章男, Toyoda Akio; born 3 May 1956) is a Japanese business executive who is the chairman of Toyota. He was previously the company's president and chief executive officer (CEO).
[1] Toyoda is a grandson of the founder of Toyota Motors, Kiichiro Toyoda, and a great-grandson of both the industrialist, Sakichi Toyoda, and the founder of the Takashimaya department stores. Toyota on Tuesday unveiled a $912 million investment in U.S. plants, most of it going to ramp up hybrid vehicle production in the U.S., an announcement that was overshadowed by CEO Akio Toyoda.
PLANO, Texas, (Nov. 18, 2025) - Toyota's U.S. manufacturing presence is expanding again to meet growing demand for hybrid vehicles.
As a part of Toyota's recent commitment to invest up to $10 billion in the U.S. over the next five years, the company announces a $912 million investment and 252 new jobs across five manufacturing plants to increase hybrid capacity and bring hybrid. News Car Tech Electric Vehicles Toyota's CEO: 'Silent Majority' Want More Than Just EVs in the Future Akio Toyoda says hydrogen- and hybrid-powered vehicles will have a role to play, too.
Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda announces a $912 million U.S. investment in hybrid vehicle production after a patriotic NASCAR event in Japan. Toyota's Chairman, Akio Toyoda, emphasises the company's focus on hybrid vehicles over fully electric options, arguing that the current global shift to electric vehicles (EVs) may not effectively lower carbon emissions, particularly in Japan.
He believes that hybrids are more practical given Japan's reliance on thermal power for electricity. Toyoda also mentioned the possibility of developing.