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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 .
- Tokyo Imperial University
- March 27, 1952 (aged 57), Toyota, Aichi, Japan
- June 11, 1894, Kosai, Shizuoka, Empire of Japan
- Founder and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation
Learn about the life and legacy of Kiichiro Toyoda, who transformed his family's textile business into a global automotive giant. Discover his vision, challenges, innovations, and leadership style that shaped Toyota's history and culture.
Kiichiro Toyoda, founder of the Toyota Motor Corporation, which in 2008 surpassed America’s General Motors as the world’s largest automaker, dies at the age of 57 in Japan on March 27, 1952....
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6 hours ago · As fate seemed to have it, Toyoda Boshoku (his father’s company) found itself short of one engineer who was familiar with spinning technology- Kiichiro Toyoda was asked to join. There, he worked, and being who he is, stayed for hours – days and nights, even – inside the factories learning how to spin thread and weave cloth.
Kiichiro Toyoda was a Japanese engineer who developed the foundations of the automobile industry with his father Sakichi. He designed and built the first Model A1 passenger car, the first Model G1 truck, and the first Type A engine. He also cooperated with his father to develop automatic loom and textile machinery.
Kiichiro Toyoda was the founder of Toyota Motor Corporation and the first Toyota automobile. He was a visionary leader who improved the Just-in-Time method of manufacturing and created the first Toyota car in 1937. He was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2018 for his contributions to the automotive industry.
Learn how Kiichiro Toyoda, the founder of Toyota Motor Corporation, died in 1952 while the company was undergoing a major facility modernization plan. Read about his vision for passenger cars and his son Risaburo's change of heart.
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