Kiichiro Toyoda

Kiichiro Toyoda (Japanese: 豊田 喜一郎(とよだ きいちろう), Hepburn: Toyoda Kiichirō, June 11, 1894 – March 27, 1952) was a Japanese businessman and the son of Toyoda Loom Works founder Sakichi Toyoda. His decision to change Toyoda's focus from automatic loom manufacture into automobile manufacturing created what would become Toyota Motor Corporation.

Kiichiro Toyoda
豊田 喜一郎
Born(1894-06-11)June 11, 1894
Kosai, Shizuoka, Empire of Japan
DiedMarch 27, 1952(1952-03-27) (aged 57)
Toyota, Aichi, Japan
Alma materTokyo Imperial University
TitleFounder and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation
Children
  • Shoichiro
  • Tatsuro
Parent
  • Sakichi Toyoda (father)
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