28-Year Toyota, Lexus Veteran Is Novel Toyota Motor Philippines President

Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation (TMP) introduced Atsuhiro Okamoto every bit TMP’s incoming president inwards a formal ceremony witnessed past times members of the draw of piece of work organization community at the Grand Hyatt Manila. The termination highlighted TMP’s successes inwards the past times iv years nether the leadership of outgoing president Satoru Suzuki, in addition to presented a glimpse of how Toyota volition transform into a mobility company, which aims to improve people’s daily lives through diverse mobility solutions.

Suzuki left the helm on a high depository fiscal establishment notation amongst TMP’s achievement of record-breaking marketplace position part of 39.5 pct in addition to 18th consecutive Triple Crown past times end-2019. TMP’s draw of piece of work organization likewise grew amongst the introduction of novel Toyota models in addition to the expansion of its distribution network nationwide, amongst additional 23 dealers, to amend serve the needs of the market.

In his cheerio speech, Suzuki thanked Toyota customers who seat their trust inwards the brand, saying, “You are the argue for Toyota’s passion to live on e'er better.”

For his part, TMP chairman Alfred V. Ty thanked stakeholders for their back upward to Toyota’s draw of piece of work organization inwards the Philippines for over thirty years now. Ty underscored Toyota’s sustained commitment to nation building, especially through local automotive manufacturing.

“Because of your unwavering back upward in addition to friendship, nosotros receive got been able to rest truthful to our hope of service to the Filipino in addition to the Philippine nation,” Ty said.

In his message, Ty highlighted TMP’s investments nether the Government’s Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy or CARS Program, which already reached 5.42 Billion pesos, enabling transfer of technology, job generation in addition to skills development, amidst others. Ty likewise thanked the regime for the CARS Program because it gave Toyota an indispensable purpose inwards enhancing the industrial in addition to manufacturing capability of the country.

Globally, Toyota is transforming into a mobility company, stemming from Toyota Motor Corporation president Akio Toyoda’s direction. Toyota’s concept of the automobile volition maintain to alter inwards the electrical flow era of innovations, specially inwards damage of connectivity, automation, shared mobility, in addition to electrification.

With such novel technologies, Toyota aims to prepare communities that are non simply centered on “cars” but on “people.” In the Philippines, where the population is huge in addition to the economic scheme is fast- growing, mobility needs volition maintain to evolve in addition to buy the farm vital to socio-economic development.

Leading TMP’s path towards offering novel mobility solutions is incoming TMP president Atsuhiro Okamato. “As TMP’s novel president, I would similar to reiterate to all TMP Team Members, dealers in addition to suppliers alike, the importance of dedicating our operate to contribute to society. We volition continuously produce in addition to hence past times providing ever amend cars in addition to services to heighten the character of life of Filipinos.” Okamoto said inwards his speech.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 graduate of Keio University, Okamoto started his career at Toyota Motor Corporation inwards 1992. He has gained a rich marketing sense treatment Toyota in addition to Lexus brands inwards the past times 28 years. His quondam assignment every bit executive vice president of Toyota Motor Asia Pacific, likewise, gave him a closer agreement of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations marketplace position in addition to the Philippines.