COMPANY PROFILE Toyota Motor Corporation REFERENCE CODE: 2A89F017-6903-477A-A94B-628576B59972 PUBLICATION DATE: 9 Jul 2015 www.marketline.com COPYRIGHT MARKETLINE. THIS CONTENT IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED OR DISTRIBUTED. Toyota Motor Corporation TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Company Overview..............................................................................................3 Key Facts......................................................
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October 2009, Toyota was seen as a leader in manufacturing and quality that other companies were trying to emulate (Cole, 2011). The company was facing a recall crisis because the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had to pressure them to recall additional vehicles after a driver died in what was identified as a stuck accelerator followed by reports of unintended acceleration as a result of sticky gas pedals (Cole, 2011). Communication was the process identified that Toyota needed to improve
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Toyota Motor Corporation Ivan Ruiz DeVry University Toyota Motor Corporation has a long and interesting history behind it. In 1933, Kiichiro Toyoda traveled to the United States. There he visited many car companies that produces automobiles (Toyota Motor Corporation-Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Toyota Motor Corporation, 2015) there he learned about the production lines on how to build cars. Then shortly upon his return to Japan, he decided
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the Toyota Motor Corporation Yewande Adeniyi Davenport University Busn520 Dr. Thomas Steinhagen March 15, 2013 SWOT Analysis of the Toyota Motor Corporation Yewande Adeniyi Davenport University Busn520 Dr. Thomas Steinhagen March 15, 2013 Table of Contents Abstract….3 Introduction….4 Strengths….4, 5 Weaknesses….5 Opportunities….5, 6 Threats….6 External Factors….6, 7 Recommendations/Conclusion….7, 8 References….9, 10 Abstract This paper outlines a complete SWOT analysis report of the Toyota Motor
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MANAGEMENT Group Class Project Toyota Group II Class: GM 591 Instructor: Gerardo H. Chaljub Executive Summary Toyota Motor Corporation is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan and is the world's largest automaker. As of 2008, Toyota employs approximately 316,000 people around the world. In 1934, while still a department of Toyota Industries, it created its first product Type A engine and in 1936 its first passenger car the Toyota AA. The company was eventually founded
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com/investors/ir_library/annual/pdf/2013/ Toyota, or officially Toyota Motor Corporation, is a car manufacturer based in Toyota City in Japan. The company operates in about 170 countries over the world. The company employs about 320.000 people and has production plants in every continent. This major company is the leader in the automotive industry with a turnover of more than $265 billion in 2012 and with about $4.7 billion of benefits. The major markets of Toyota are Japan, North America, Europe and
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Business Policy Case Study: Toyota Submitted to: Dr. L. Geng Submitted by: R. Stewart, M. Ferguson, S. Ogbonna Date: Nov 26/14 History * The original idea behind the founding of Toyota Motor Company was conceived by Toyoda Sakichi. * His father Sakichi was an entrepreneur and investor whose primary was in textile industry. He was fascinated by the automotive industry after a brief visit to the United States in 1910. His invention in the textile industry led to the ability to lower
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the course of the next six months, Toyota would issue three separate recalls related to vehicle speed control that affected more than 7 million vehicles. Along the way Toyota would be accused by the media, politicians and customers of hiding information and putting lives at risk. The company’s leading reputation for quality and safety would take a massive blow in the eyes of many. It would lose its dominant market position and spend billions of dollars on recalls and incentives to lure back customers
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in all of the different languages. Recently, the Japanese-based corporation, Toyota has taken a number of hits that have brought to light numerous issues that the company is facing. First, it suffered through a series of recalls on its vehicles because of a safety issue. The CEO of Toyota, Akio Toyoda did not immediately respond to the United States requesting his presence at a senate hearing about the safety recalls. Due to the differences in cultures between the United States and Japan, Mr.
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product, and this is where legal liability issues occur. “Product liability refers to the responsibility of manufacturers for injuries and damages caused by their products” (Hellriegel & Slocum, 2011, pg. 52). In this paper, I will examine the Toyota Motor Company and how this company has been the subject of a product liability lawsuit. First, I describe the company and the product safety issue that led to the lawsuit. Next, I will discuss the legal theories used by the plaintiff to recover in
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