Skip to content
The Nexus
BUSINESSAug 12 · 07:05 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMIBy YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press

Hiroshi Okuda, who led Toyota's climb as a global automaker, dies at 93

Hiroshi Okuda, former chief executive of Toyota, has died at age 93. He led the global growth of the automaker and was instrumental in developing the gas-electric hybrid Prius. Throughout his career, he focused on boosting Toyota’s reputation for fuel efficiency while also driving the company's international expansion into manufacturing plants in the U.S. and Europe.

Nexus surfaces and summarizes. The full story lives at the source.

Mentioned
Spot something wrong with this article?Report a problem →
Forward this
Related Signal

Adjacent reporting