Takeshi Uchiyamada

Takeshi Uchiyamada (内山田 竹志, Uchiyamada Takeshi, born August 17, 1946) is a Japanese businessman, who has been chairman of Toyota since 2013.[1] He graduated from Nagoya University.[2] He is known as the "father of the Prius" for his role in leading the development of the Toyota Prius, the world's best-selling hybrid electric vehicle in history.[3][4][5]

Takeshi Uchiyamada
内山田 竹志
Born (1946-08-17) August 17, 1946
Okazaki, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Alma materUniversity of Nagoya
Occupation(s)Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation

References

  1. "Toyota Motor to Pick Uchiyamada as Next Chairman, Nikkei Says". Bloomberg. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. Takeshi Uchiyamada Chairman, Toyota Motor Corp / Bloomberg
  3. Norihiko Shirouzu; Kentaro Sugiyama (2013-01-21). "Father of Prius hybrid set to become Toyota chairman: executives". Reuters. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  4. Tajitsu, Naomi (2017-02-15). "Toyota sees plug-in hybrids catching on faster than conventional hybrids". Automotive News. Reuters. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  5. James Scoltock (2011-05-11). "Takehisa Yaegashi's foresight brought hybrids to the mainstream". AE Plus. Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
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