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Weekend Drive: Akio Toyoda exclusive interview Part 1

Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda stands in a suit in an office lobby with his hand on a loom and a car in the background.
Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda, seen here posing in the automaker's Tokyo office during a March 27, 2025, interview says industry consolidation can backfire if the sole rationale is bigger scale. (HANS GREIMEL/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)
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