Takeshi Uchiyamada

Takeshi Uchiyamada
内山田 竹志
Born (1946-08-17) August 17, 1946
Nagoya, Japan
Residence Tokyo, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Alma mater University of Nagoya - (Bachelor's degree, 1969)
Occupation Chairman of 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 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.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Toyota Motor to Pick Uchiyamada as Next Chairman, Nikkei Says". Bloomberg. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Norihiko Shirouzu and Kentaro Sugiyama (2013-01-21). "Father of Prius hybrid set to become Toyota chairman: executives". Reuters. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  3. ↑ Tajitsu, Naomi (2017-02-15). "Toyota sees plug-in hybrids catching on faster than conventional hybrids". Reuters. Automotive News. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  4. ↑ James Scoltock (2011-05-11). "Takehisa Yaegashi's foresight brought hybrids to the mainstream". AE Plus. Retrieved 2017-02-19.


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