As boss of Toyota, Okuda was an enthusiastic advocate for the pioneering hybrid.

As the car company’s president, he made decisions quickly and shook things up, expanding overseas manufacturing and ...

Hiroshi Okuda, who has died aged 93, was the Toyota executive responsible for the launch of the hybrid Prius, which took the Japanese company to the top of the global league of mass car manufacturers.

Hiroshi Okuda, the former chief executive of Toyota, who led the Japanese automaker’s stellar rise in global markets, has died. He was 93.

Lynn Leiko Okuda Viela passed away peacefully on June 2, 2023 with her family at her side. She was born on June 6, 1964 in Wailuku, Maui. Lynn is survived by her parents, Michio and Thelma Okuda; ...

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Okuda served as president then chairman of Toyota from 1995 through 2006. He is especially remembered for having led the development of the gas-electric hybrid Prius, introduced in 1997.

A retired Royal Air Force fighter pilot, the only person to break the sound barrier on land, set a world land speed record for a hydrogen-powered car.

The visionary former head of Toyota who helped turn the Japanese company into the world’s biggest carmaker, Hiroshi Okuda, has reportedly died. The company confirmed his death on Wednesday, though ...

Former Toyota head Hiroshi Okuda, credited with championing the pioneering Prius hybrid and turning the Japanese automaker ...

Tokyo: Hiroshi Okuda, former chairman and president of Toyota Motor Corp, who played a key role in transforming the Japanese carmaker into a global powerhouse and championed the creation of the ...