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Once, Mr. Toyoda checked himself into a hospital for stress brought on by intensive bullying by one of his bosses, people close to him say.

Still, two executives close to Mr. Toyoda said the executive had several particular former top executives in mind in his comments.

As the hearing wore on, Mr. Toyoda spoke confidently in Japanese when he thought he understood the question.

In an op-ed article in The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Toyoda sketched a strategy for steering his company out of the crisis.

Akio Toyoda himself, as one of five executive vice-presidents, isn't entirely free of blame for the company's recent woes.

The crisis has shone a harsh light on Mr. Toyoda's management style, and on the company's management structure as well.

Mr. Toyoda, he said, is 'the only person who can save Toyota. '

Mr. Toyoda blames more than the recession, according to people familiar with the matter.

Also on Friday, Mr. Toyoda finally held a press conference, two long weeks since the U. S. gas pedal safety recall was announced.

Toyota's management elders appear ready to support Mr. Toyoda.

In terms of handling the American public, politicians and press, they say Mr. Toyoda was slow to address publicly the controversy.

Mr. Toyoda said 'the substance and contents of such documents doesn't effect the entire company. '

Toyoda Gosei expects no further suspension of work due to this dispute, he said.

As the first member of the Toyoda clan to head the company in 14 years, Mr. Toyoda chastised his predecessors for growing too fast.

Toyoda Gosei did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The Toyoda Gosei manager said workers began threatening to strike a week or so ago.

Mr. Toyoda pledged to get his hands dirty by zooming in on myriad issues.

The younger Mr. Toyoda declared as one of his first priorities undoing many of his predecessor's policies.

Mr Toyoda is attempting to inject some humility into the company's rigorous culture.

Mr Toyoda, you've been all over the media this year and you've gone teary-eyed on several occasions.

Mr. Toyoda went a step further, speaking of a broader corporate responsibility to protect the Japanese economy.

Toyoda's news conference was his company's first public apology in China since the series of recalls began last fall in the United States.

At the time, Mr. Toyoda seemed to have been sidelined.

It was Akio Toyoda's first remarks since the latest round of recalls began last week.

Mr. Toyoda used his past assignments to road-test a more forceful style of doing business, people familiar with his career said.

'We are not gods, we are not infallible, ' says Shoichiro Toyoda, speaking of the company's management team.

Akio Toyoda, company chief executive, is due to testify on Wednesday as Toyota battles a crisis that threatens its reputation and business.

Now, Mr. Toyoda is regarded as a leader with an aggressive management style, though some insiders say he is somewhat unpredictable. Mr.

Mr. Toyoda and his new top managers have pledged not to close any plants amid the global economic downturn.

Toyota's embattled chief executive, Akio Toyoda, making his first visit to the Detroit show, admitted that the firm "did receive damage" .

Whether Mr. Toyoda's performance won over rattled consumers won't be clear for weeks or months. But he did earn some respect from lawmakers.

But Mr Toyoda claimed that the book described his own company's position.

'Our business operations have come to exceed our ability, ' Mr. Toyoda said at his first press conference as president in June 2009.

"There were some tough questions, but I think he answered them earnestly, " Shingo Mori said of Toyoda's panel appearance.

Mr. Toyoda noted, however, the RAV4 is the company's only China model affected by faulty gas pedals.

'We will be able to decide on how to respond in a more optimal and prompt way, ' said company President Akio Toyoda.

'I myself as well as Toyota am not perfect, ' Mr. Toyoda said in his opening remarks, speaking in English as he read from a statement.

Toyota had built an image of sturdy affordability, 'but now they were wrecking it, ' Mr. Cummings says he told Mr. Toyoda.

The battle pits the founding Toyoda family against a group of professional managers , each blaming the other for the auto maker's woes .

The Asahi said Toyoda plans to meet U. S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and major lawmakers and will also hold a news conference.

Analysts were disappointed by Mr. Toyoda's failure to articulate details about his turnaround strategy.

Toyoda was widely criticized for not appearing in public for two weeks in January as the global recall crisis spiraled.

Toyoda was facing shareholders for the first time since the automaker's reputation crisis, AP reported.

Toyota Motor Corp. said it will monitor its quake-disrupted domestic operations before deciding whether President Akio Toyoda will attend.

Akio Toyoda, Toyota's boss, declined an invitation to appear before a congressional hearing on the recall scheduled for next week.

The Five Whys are a problem-solving technique invented by Sakichi Toyoda, the founder of Toyota.

Toyoda testified at a US congressional hearing last week about the spate of global recalls plaguing Toyota Motor Corp.

Toyoda ruled out supplying engines to other teams, saying: "In terms of Formula One , we will make a complete withdrawal. "

Toyoda will replace current chief Katsuaki Watanabe, who will step down to the more advisory role of vice chairman.

Hearings will be held on Feb. 24-25 and March 2, but it has not been decided which session Toyoda will attend, it said.

"I look forward to speaking directly with Congress and the American people, " Mr Toyoda said.

Mr. Toyoda has acknowledged his presence at Toyota can be divisive.

Mr. Toyoda's supporters say, on the contrary, he's been clear and direct about the direction he wants to follow.

Mr Toyoda spoke to reporters after meeting Chinese quality control officials earlier in the day.

Then, the second stage uses the Toyoda algorithm to solve a multi-dimensional bin packing problem to map the inner-node resources.

In 1902 Sakichi Toyoda, founder of the Toyota group, invented an automated loom that stopped anytime a thread broke.

Mr Toyoda's approach is not visionary. It is simple, incremental and requires painstaking attention to what the customers want.

The younger Mr. Toyoda's appointment as president is pending shareholder approval in June.

But Mr. Toyoda's troubles in Washington are far from over.

It took weeks for Toyota President Akio Toyoda to speak publicly about the recalls.

But Mr. Toyoda fixed the troubled Chinese subsidiary and put it on a path for growth.

Can be used as evidence that Toyota President Akio Toyoda said that in early May, Toyota has started rate "increase to 70%. "

In many ways, Mr Toyoda is right to sound the alarm.

"The World Exposition is the mirror that shows the shape of the era, " said Shoichiro Toyoda, chairman of the world fair.

Mr. Toyoda confirms he entered the hospital but declines to comment on the reason.

The president of the Japanese car company Toyota, Akio Toyoda, has apologised to customers in China, the world's biggest auto market.

At present, Akio Toyoda has to hurry in leaping oceans for apologizing and emergency public relations.

Toyota's chief executive, Akio Toyoda, is set to testify before the oversight panel on Wednesday.

The Toyoda family scion's allies have responded forcefully.

Even Mr. Toyoda appears torn between fidelity to Japan and profits.

The departures clear the way for Mr. Toyoda's planned makeover of the world's biggest auto maker.

Top executives at the time say Mr. Toyoda never took such complaints directly to them.

Even as he climbed the ladder, Mr. Toyoda said little in top management meetings, according to some nonfamily executives.

Mr. Toyoda has been in this field for more than 10 years and is now well-know worldwide for his distinguished research.

Toyoda is facing steep challenges at Toyota.

Mr Toyoda, a keen amateur racer, even says he wants to make the cars exciting.

AKIO TOYODA: "I am deeply sorry for any accident that Toyota drivers have experienced. "

Nor have many of them yet come to terms with Mr Toyoda's urgency and appalling frankness.

Mr. Toyoda's interests are diverse.

Mr Toyoda, a keen amateur racer, even says hewants to make the cars exciting.

Toyoda Gosei declined 0. 4 percent and Honda dropped 1. 7 percent.

Mr. Toyoda read an opening statement in English.

Another tough area Mr. Toyoda must tackle promptly is the excess manufacturing capacity in Japan.

Toyoda was asked if car parts manufactured overseas were inferior in quality to those manufactured in Japan .

Taking charge at 53 years old, Mr. Toyoda became Toyota's youngest chief executive since his grandfather became president in 1941 at age 47.

Akio Toyoda is the first member of the family to run Toyota in 14 years Photo: AP

Toyoda offers apology in China