Remembering an auto industry giant
by editors@theworld.org (Jeremy Siegel) from The World: Latest Stories on (#77VNX)
Hiroshi Okuda, the former Toyota CEO who led the company to global domination, has died. He was the first president of the company who wasn't part of the founding Toyoda family, and his aggressive leadership style helped transform the brand into a 21st century powerhouse. The World's Transportation Correspondent Jeremy Siegel looks back on Okuda's legacy, including the advent of the Prius, which sparked the boom in hybrid and electric vehicles that continues to transform the global auto industry today.