Archives for April 2022

A global crisis is the true test of leadership. By the end of the first quarter, Toyota Group leads the ranking of World’s largest automakers down only 4% compared with the same period in the prior year, while its 2^nd and 3^rd ranked peers are down in the double digits. World’s automakers are trying to navigate a confluence of disasters, pestilence, parts shortages, ports jammed with container ships, Chinese megacities in lockdown, a shooting war in Europe, earthquakes, suppliers in flames – if it would rain frogs and fishes, we’d just shrug – and Toyota keeps a steady course. If you could peel your mind away for a second from the soap opera starring Musk and Twitter, please give a nod to Toyota, they really deserve it.

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