Kiichiro Toyoda
Kiichiro Toyoda | |
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豊田 喜一郎 | |
| Born | June 11, 1894 Kosai, Shizuoka, Empire of Japan |
| Died | March 27, 1952 (aged 57) Toyota, Aichi, Japan |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
| Title | Founder and CEO of Toyota |
| Children | |
| Father | Sakichi Toyoda |
Kiichiro Toyoda (Japanese: 豊田 喜一郎, Hepburn: Toyoda Kiichirō; June 11, 1894 – March 27, 1952) was a Japanese engineer and 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 later became Toyota.