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It is in Toyota's DNA that mistakes made once will not be repeated.

~Akio Toyoda

Topics: Made Mistakes Once Repeated Toyota Will Dna

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Trouble results when the speed of growth exceeds the speed of nurturing human resources. To use the analogy of growth rings in a tree, when unusually rapid growth caused the rings to grow abnormally thick, the tree trunk weakens and is easily broken.

~Akio Toyoda

Topics: Analogy Broken Caused Easily Grow Growth Human Human Resources Nurturing Rapid Resources Results Rings Speed Thick Tree Trouble Trunk Use Weakens

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I respect my father as a father, but I also respect him as an honorable chairman.

~Akio Toyoda

Topics: Also Chairman Father Him Honorable Respect

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When consumers purchase a Toyota, they are not simply purchasing a car, truck or van. They are placing their trust in our company.

~Akio Toyoda

Topics: Car Company Consumers Our Placing Purchase Purchasing Simply Toyota Truck Trust Van

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Everyone says Toyota is the best company in the world, but the customer doesn't care about the world. They care if we are the best in town, or not. That's what I want to be.

~Akio Toyoda

Topics: About Best Care Company Customer Everyone Says Town Toyota Want World

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People look at me and think I am an expert in the automobile industry, and I'm not.

~Akio Toyoda

Topics: Am Automobile Expert Industry Look Me People Think I Am

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For much of Toyota's history, we have ensured the quality and reliability of our vehicles by placing a device called an andon cord on every production line - and empowering any team member to halt production if there's an assembly problem. Only when the problem is resolved does the line begin to move again.

~Akio Toyoda

Topics: Again Any Assembly Begin Cord Device Does Empowering Every Halt History Line Member Move Much Only Our Placing Problem Production Quality Reliability Resolved Team Toyota Vehicles

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With respect to sticking accelerator pedals, we failed to connect the dots between problems in Europe and problems in the United States because the European situation related primarily to right-hand-drive vehicles. Toyota will increase its outreach to government agencies charged with protecting the safety of motorists and passengers.

~Akio Toyoda

Topics: Agencies Because Between Charged Connect Dots Europe European Failed Government Increase Outreach Passengers Primarily Problems Protecting Related Respect Safety Situation States Sticking Toyota United United States Vehicles Will

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I am at the top of Toyota and drive cars myself. I was also born with this name.

~Akio Toyoda

Topics: Also Am Born Car Drive Myself Name Top Toyota I Am

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The hundreds of thousands of men and women at Toyota operations worldwide - including the 172,000 team members and dealers in North America - are among the best in the auto industry.

~Akio Toyoda

Topics: America Among Auto Auto Industry Best Dealers Hundreds Hundreds Of Thousands Including Industry Members Men Men And Women North North America Operations Team Thousands Toyota Women Worldwide

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Biography

Nationality: Japanese

Type: Businessman

Born: May 3rd, 1956

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