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Toyota's new president vows to step up electric vehicle push

By The Associated Press

Published: April 21, 2023 at 10:23AM EDT

Koji Sato, President of Toyota Motor Co., delivers a speech during a news conference on April 7, 2023, in Tokyo. Toyota’s new president Sato has promised what he called an aggressive shift on “electrification,” while acknowledging criticism that Japan’s top automaker has fallen behind. (Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo, File)

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