Toyota Names Kenta Kon C.E.O. as Automaker Faces Tariffs and Increasing Competition

Scritto il 06/02/2026
da River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno

The world’s biggest automaker has navigated the industry’s turbulent E.V. transition, but is looking to new leadership to manage intensifying geopolitical challenges.Kenta Kon, the new chief executive of Toyota, at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.