Shoichiro Toyoda (豊田 章一郞, Toyoda Shōichirō) (February 27, 1925 – February 14, 2023) was a Japanese business executive who served as chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation from 1992 to 1999, as well as chairman of the influential Japan Business Federation (日本経済団体連合会, Nippon Keidanren) from 1994 to 1998. Under Toyoda's supervision, Toyota approved the development of the Lexus brand and the Prius hybrid. He was the grandson of the Toyoda Automatic Loom Works founder Sakichi Toyoda and the son of the Toyota Motors founder Kiichiro Toyoda. His son Akio Toyoda is the current president of the Toyota Motor Corporation.
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17 February 1925 Aichi Prefecture
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Died |
14 February 2023 (aged 97) Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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