「トヨタ思想、身に付けた人に」　豊田社長の後継者―株主総会

　トヨタ自動車は１５日、愛知県豊田市の同社本社で定時株主総会を開いた。株主から後継者について問われた豊田章男社長は、次期社長の条件として「哲学、生産方式といったトヨタの思想と技、所作を身に付けた人」と指摘。「みんなに望まれて社長になれるよう、人選やタイミングを考えている」と述べ、人材発掘を進める考えを示した。
　２０２２年３月期連結決算は、販売回復や円安効果で売上高と営業、純利益が過去最高だった。豊田社長は「ここまでいろいろできたのも（良い）商品があったからだ」と述べ、就任以来取り組んだ商品力強化策の成果を訴えた。
　このほか、昨年度に系列販売店で発覚した車検不正については「大変心配を掛け、申し訳なく思っている」と陳謝した。（2022/06/15-18:30）

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda said Wednesday he wants his successor to be someone who embodies the Japanese automaker's spirit.
   The company's next president will need to have "Toyota's thought and technology, including its philosophy and manner of production, as well as good behavior," he said at a general meeting of Toyota shareholders held at the firm's headquarters in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.
   Toyoda was responding to a question on who will be next to take the helm of the world-leading automaker. He suggested that the company is working to choose a person who would be favored by all as the company's leader.
   Toyota logged record group sales, and operating and net profits for fiscal 2021, which ended in March, thanks to a recovery in automobile demand and the effect of the weaker yen.
   "It's because of our (good) products that we could achieve so many things," Toyoda said, stressing the efforts he has made since he took office to beef up the quality of Toyota vehicles.