Everybody is shifting to BEVs, this is the biggest fear for me. Three or four years ago, I was the only one to say to the media that I love smell, I love sound and I love engines, and I want to keep the jobs for engine suppliers.…But it seems to me that I’m the only one. I feel very alone.
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Akio Toyoda
President of Toyota Motor Corporation, 2009–2023; chairman from 2023
Japan
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And in the process, we have been able to share this core value with the 200,000 people at Toyota operations, dealers, and suppliers in this country. That is what I am most proud of.
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U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website, 24 February 2010
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