Eiji Toyoda
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Trade, Commerce, Industry, Manufacturing, Factories, Automobiles, Cars, Transportation
- Curriculum: Asian History
Article abstract: For more than a half century, Toyoda has been a central management figure and a driving force in the development of a small family enterprise into one of the world’s most successful corporate empires.
Early Life
Eiji Toyoda was born in Nagoya, Japan, on September 12, 1913. Although the family name was eventually to gain international recognition and respect for automobile manufacturing, it was already a well-known name in Japan thanks to Eiji’s uncle, Sakichi Toyoda, known as the “King of Inventors.” Sakichi was a skilled...
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