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Kiichirō Toyoda
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Kiichirō Toyoda

Entrepreneur · Aisin Seiki · born June 11, 1894 · died 1952

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Kiichiro Toyoda was a Japanese engineer and businessman, and the son of Toyoda Loom Works founder Sakichi Toyoda. His decision to change Toyoda's focus from automatic loom manufacturing into automobile manufacturing created what later became Toyota.

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  1. 43Founded ToyotaAugust 28, 1937
  2. ~55Founded Aisin Seiki1949

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