Toyota Giving American Execs Bigger Say

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Muhammed El-Hasan
on January 12, 2011 9:00 AM | | Comments (0) |

But will Toyota lose its disciplined culture with more Americans and fewer Japanese in charge?


(Detroit News) Toyota Motor Corp.'s big U.S. operations are staffed by more senior American executives making more key decisions, in a significant shift prompted by its record recalls last year.

"We're a totally different company today," said Jim Lentz, president of Toyota Motor Sales USA in Torrance, Calif. "In the past we were more of an antenna providing information. Today, we have a seat at the decision-making table."

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