Eiji Toyoda

Eiji Toyoda
豊田 英二
Born(1913-09-12)12 September 1913
Nagoya, Empire of Japan
Died17 September 2013(2013-09-17) (aged 100)
Toyota, Aichi, Japan
NationalityJapanese
EducationTokyo Imperial University
Occupation(s)President (1967–1981) and Chairman (1981–1994)
Toyota Motor Corporation

Eiji Toyoda (豊田 英二, Toyoda Eiji, 12 September 1913 – 17 September 2013)[1] was a Japanese industrialist. He was largely responsible for bringing Toyota Motor Corporation to profitability and worldwide prominence during his tenure as president and later, as chairman.[2] He was succeeded as the president of Toyota by Shoichiro Toyoda.

  1. ^ Inoue, Kae; Anna Mukai; Yuki Hagiwara (16 September 2013). "Eiji Toyoda, Who Turned Toyota Into Export Giant, Dies at 100". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. ^ "中日新聞:豊田英二氏死去 トヨタ最高顧問 １００歳:社会(CHUNICHI Web)" [Eiji Toyoda, Toyota's top advisor, dies at 100 years old]. Chunichi.co.jp (in Japanese). 17 September 2013. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.