The head of Toyota Motor, Akio Toyoda (a descendant of the company founder) has pledged to put the ‘fun’ back into Toyota’s cars after a year in which the company has suffered numerous problems. Coming on the back of the launch of the long-awaited GT86 sports car Toyoda wants to make all future products ‘fun to drive’.
12/12/11
Toyota Stages ‘Fun’ Fightback
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