Thread: Akio Toyoda imenovan človek avtomobil leta

Za vsako posebno vozilo ali zgodba je vsaj ena posebna oseba - in je bilo veliko v zadnjih 12 mesecih - vendar Akio Toyoda je Autocars človek leta. Times je lahko težka, vendar Toyotas karizmatični predsednik in izvršni direktor, Akio Toyoda, je imela izredno uspešno leto. In za to je zmaga Autocars premier konec leta Pohvala.
Izhajajoč iz nekoliko nižje, kot večina opazovalcev računati, njegovo podjetje lahko potopi, Toyoda je prinesel odkupa podjetja po nasledstvo škodljive straši varnost – potem začela zelo impresivno halo avto, je GT86.
Prevzem iz izrazito starodobnim japonski predsednik, Akio Toyoda, (ki izgleda mlajša od svojega 56 let) je dobil odobritev navdušenec za ljubeznijo neustavljiva avtomobilov. Sede u organizacije Gazoo dirke (za spodbujanje avto-ljubeč zaposlenih v prihodnosti ustvariti veliko Toyotas) in ljubezen do motorsport (on je dirkal Lexus LFA na Nürburgringu) so poteze, ki preprosto ne bi bilo mogoče za nekoga, ki ni ljubezen avtomobilov. Tudi tiste kritične dolgočasno Toyota lahko vidite, kako neposredno Toyoda prinaša upanje za prihodnost.
Toyoda je osvojil svetovni zvezi za njegov pogum in ponižnosti, ki se ukvarjajo neposredno z, in še naprej govori o Toyotas kakovosti spodrsljaji leta 2010-2011. Nekatere napake so obrnjen jasno v obstati veliko manj resna kot prva misel in veliko avto šef bi se želi poudariti nepravičnosti take obdelave. Toyoda upira. Ne vem, če smo bili nepravično obravnavan, ali ne, nam je povedal med obiskom ta let festivalu Goodwood Festival of Speed, ki ga ljubi.
Letos praznujemo Toyotas 75 let in v okviru tega želim ugotoviti, v zadnjih treh letih kot zelo dobro obdobje, v katerem smo prišli, da bi bolje razumeli, kaj ljudje želijo Toyota treba.
Seveda, da ne dela. Toyota še sprejmejo kritike širše Press veliko, vendar bistveno manjše opozarja. In družba še vedno naredi Beskarakteran modeli, nekateri začela ker Toyoda prevzel. Vsi isti, je močan dokazi, ki kažejo, da Autocars človek leta je velika opravila in namerava zaslužiti to storiti.
Toyoda robovi Land Rover Gerry McGovern in Alan Mullaly Forda, da Man of the Year naslov. Za celoten seznam moških, ki so opredeljene avtomobilistične in motorsport v 2012, poberem naše božično dvojna številka za avtomobil, v prodaji.

Behind every special car or story is at least one special person - and there have been many over the past 12 months - but Akio Toyoda is Autocars Man of the Year. Times may be tough, but Toyotas charismatic president and chief executive, Akio Toyoda, has had a remarkably successful year. And for this he wins Autocars premier end-of-year accolade.
Starting from a level somewhat lower than most observers reckoned his company could sink, Toyoda has brought redemption to the company after a succession of damaging safety scares – then launched an extremely impressive halo car, the GT86.
Taking over from a distinctly old-school Japanese president, Akio Toyoda (who looks younger than his 56 years) has won approval from enthusiasts for his irrepressible love of cars. His establishment of the Gazoo Racing organisation (to encourage car-loving employees to create great Toyotas in future) and love of motorsport (he has raced a Lexus LFA at the Nürburgring) are moves that simply wouldnt be possible for someone who didnt love cars. Even those critical of boring Toyota can see how directly Toyoda brings hope for the future.
Toyoda has won worldwide respect for his courage and humility in dealing directly with, and continuing to talk about, Toyotas quality lapses of 2010-2011. Some of the faults have turned out to be far less serious than first thought and many a car boss would be anxious to point out the unfairness of such treatment. Toyoda resists. I dont know if we were unfairly treated or not, he told us during a visit to this years Goodwood Festival of Speed, which he loves.
This year we celebrate Toyotas 75 years and as part of that I want to identify the past three years as a very good period during which we came to better understand what people want Toyota to be.
Of course, the job is not done. Toyota has continued to take criticism from the wider press over large but essentially minor recalls. And the company still makes characterless models, some launched since Toyoda took over. All the same, there is powerful evidence to suggest that Autocars Man of the Year has sized up the task and intends to get it done.
Toyoda edged Land Rover's Gerry McGovern and Ford's Alan Mullaly to take the Man of the Year title. For the full list of the men who defined motoring and motorsport in 2012, pick up our christmas double issue of Autocar, on sale now.