Takeshi Uchiyamada
Takeshi Uchiyamada 内山田 竹志 | |
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Born | Nagoya, Japan | August 17, 1946
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | University of Nagoya |
Occupation | Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation |
Takeshi Uchiyamada (内山田 竹志, Uchiyamada Takeshi, born August 17, 1946) is a Japanese businessman, who has been chairman of Toyota since 2013.[1] He graduated from Nagoya University.[2] He is known as the "father of the Prius" for his role in leading the development of the Toyota Prius, the world's best-selling hybrid electric vehicle in history.[3][4][5]
References[]
- ^ "Toyota Motor to Pick Uchiyamada as Next Chairman, Nikkei Says". Bloomberg. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ Takeshi Uchiyamada Chairman, Toyota Motor Corp / Bloomberg
- ^ Norihiko Shirouzu and Kentaro Sugiyama (2013-01-21). "Father of Prius hybrid set to become Toyota chairman: executives". Reuters. Retrieved 2017-02-19.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ Tajitsu, Naomi (2017-02-15). "Toyota sees plug-in hybrids catching on faster than conventional hybrids". Reuters. Automotive News. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ James Scoltock (2011-05-11). "Takehisa Yaegashi's foresight brought hybrids to the mainstream". AE Plus. Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
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- 1946 births
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- Japanese business executives
- Japanese chairpersons of corporations
- Toyota people
- Nagoya University alumni
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