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Toyoda is actually the correct spelling
« on: September 26, 2024, 11:30:12 PM »
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Akio Toyoda is a Japanese business executive who is the chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation. He was previously the company's president and chief executive ...






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Re: Toyoda is actually the correct spelling
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2024, 11:48:23 PM »
Not so.

He's the chairman but he isn't the founder.



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Re: Toyoda is actually the correct spelling
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2024, 04:21:11 PM »
It was changed to Toyota  because Japanese considered number 8 bad luck. Toyoda takes 8 strokes to write and Toyota takes 10.



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Re: Toyoda is actually the correct spelling
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2024, 10:31:00 PM »
Correct ProudLao!




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Re: Toyoda is actually the correct spelling
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2024, 10:31:33 PM »
And hers' the founder:




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