1. Eiji Toyoda was largely responsible for bringing Toyota Motor Corporation to profitability and worldwide prominence during his tenure as president and later, as chairman.
10 Facts About Eiji Toyoda
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Eiji Toyoda was succeeded as the president of Toyota by Shoichiro Toyoda.
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Eiji Toyoda joined his cousin in the plant at the conclusion of his degree and throughout their lives they shared a deep friendship.
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Eiji Toyoda visited Ford River Rouge Complex at Dearborn, Michigan, during the early 1950s.
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Eiji Toyoda was awed by the scale of the facility but dismissive of what he saw as its inefficiencies.
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In 1983, as chairman, Eiji Toyoda decided to compete in the luxury car market, which culminated in the 1989 introduction of Lexus.
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Eiji Toyoda stepped down as chairman of Toyota in 1994 at the age of 81.
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Eiji Toyoda spent most of his last years undergoing treatment at the Toyota Memorial Hospital in Toyota City, Japan, close to company headquarters.
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Five days after his 100th birthday, Eiji Toyoda died of heart failure in the Toyota Memorial Hospital on 17 September 2013.
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The descendants of Sakichi Eiji Toyoda have long dominated the upper management of Toyota Motors, which was incorporated in 1937.