Akio Toyoda, who will become chairman of Toyota Motor Corp, and Koji Sato, who was named as new CEO of the company, attend Tokyo Auto Salon 2023 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Akio Toyoda, who will become chairman of Toyota Motor Corp and Koji Sato, who was named as new CEO of the company, attend Tokyo Auto Salon 2023 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Akio Toyoda, who will become chairman of Toyota Motor Corp and Koji Sato, who was named as new CEO of the company, attend Tokyo Auto Salon 2023 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Akio Toyoda, who will become chairman of Toyota Motor Corp and Koji Sato, who was named as new CEO of the company, attend Tokyo Auto Salon 2023 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda attends an event for Toyota GAZOO Racing and LEXUS at Tokyo Auto Salon 2023 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda attends an event for Toyota GAZOO Racing and LEXUS at Tokyo Auto Salon 2023 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda and Toyota's GAZOO Racing Company President Koji Sato attend an event for Toyota GAZOO Racing and LEXUS at Tokyo Auto Salon 2023 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda and Toyota's GAZOO Racing Company President Koji Sato attend an event for Toyota GAZOO Racing and LEXUS at Tokyo Auto Salon 2023 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda speaks during an event for Toyota GAZOO Racing and LEXUS at Tokyo Auto Salon 2023 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda gestures at an event for Toyota GAZOO Racing and LEXUS at Tokyo Auto Salon 2023 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda gestures at an event for Toyota GAZOO Racing and LEXUS at Tokyo Auto Salon 2023 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, poses next to its GR GT3 concept car at Tokyo Auto Salon 2022 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan January 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda speaks at a briefing on the company's strategies on battery EVs in Tokyo, Japan December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

A staff guides Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda to a position for a photo session at a briefing on the company's strategies on battery EVs in Tokyo, Japan December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda speaks at a briefing on the company's strategies on battery EVs in Tokyo, Japan December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda speaks at a briefing on the company's strategies on battery EVs in Tokyo, Japan December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda speaks at a briefing on the company's strategies on battery EVs in Tokyo, Japan December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda gives a thumbs up at a briefing on the company's strategies on battery EVs in Tokyo, Japan December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda speaks at a briefing on the company's strategies on battery EVs in Tokyo, Japan December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda bows to reporters at a briefing on the company's strategies on battery EVs in Tokyo, Japan December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda gives a thumbs up at a briefing on the company's strategies on battery EVs in Tokyo, Japan December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda gives a thumbs up at a briefing on the company's strategies on battery EVs in Tokyo, Japan December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda speaks at a briefing on the company's strategies on battery EVs in Tokyo, Japan December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda speaks at a briefing on the company's strategies on battery EVs in Tokyo, Japan December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda speaks at a briefing on the company's strategies on battery EVs in Tokyo, Japan December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda speaks at a briefing on the company's strategies on battery EVs in Tokyo, Japan December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda wearing a racing suit and helmet bums fists with his son Daisuke after driving Toyota’s hydrogen engine car at Okayama International Circuit in Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan November 13, 2021. Picture taken November 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tim Kelly 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda wearing a racing suit is seen after a press conference at Okayama International Circuit in Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan November 13, 2021. Picture taken November 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tim Kelly 

Toyota Motor Corporation’s hydrogen engine racing car driven by the company’s President Akio Toyoda is surrounded by pit crew members during a refueling stop at Okayama International Circuit in Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan November 13, 2021. Picture taken November 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tim Kelly 

Toyota Motor Corporation’s hydrogen engine racing car driven by the company’s President Akio Toyoda takes a corner during a practice run at Okayama International Circuit in Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan November 13, 2021. Picture taken November 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tim Kelly 

Akio Toyoda (L), president of Toyota Motor Corporation, and Danish architect Bjarke Ingels, CEO of Bjarke Ingels Group, pose at a news conference where Toyota announced plans to build a prototype city of the future on a 175-acre site at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan, during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Akio Toyoda (L), president of Toyota Motor Corporation, applauds Danish architect Bjarke Ingels, CEO of Bjarke Ingels Group, at a news conference where Toyota announced plans to build a prototype city of the future on a 175-acre site at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan, during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Akio Toyoda (L), president of Toyota Motor Corporation, greets Danish architect Bjarke Ingels, CEO of Bjarke Ingels Group, at a news conference where Toyota announced plans to build a prototype city of the future on a 175-acre site at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan, during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corporation, announces Toyota's plans to build a prototype city of the future on a 175-acre site at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan, during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corporation, speaks at a news conference, where he announced Toyota's plans to build a prototype city of the future on a 175-acre site at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan, during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corporation, speaks at a news conference, where he announced Toyota's plans to build a prototype city of the future on a 175-acre site at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan, during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corporation, speaks at a news conference, where he announced Toyota's plans to build a prototype city of the future on a 175-acre site at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan, during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corporation, speaks at a news conference, where he announced Toyota's plans to build a prototype city of the future on a 175-acre site at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan, during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

People take photos during a presentation by Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda, who spoke about the concept of electric autonomous vehicle serving people, at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 23, 2019. Character reads "People" . REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda, arrives in their e-Palette autonomous concept vehicle to give his presentation at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda speaks at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda gestures as he speaks at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda gestures as he speaks at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda is seen inside the e-Palette autonomous concept vehicle at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda speaks as he showcases the e-Palette autonomous concept vehicle (not pictured) at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda speaks as he showcases the e-Palette autonomous concept vehicle (not pictured) at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda gets out of an e-Palette autonomous concept vehicle at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda gestures as he showcases the e-Palette autonomous concept vehicle (not pictured) at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda, shows the e-Palette autonomous concept vehicle at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Junichi Miyakawa, CEO of Monet Technologies Inc., a joint venture of SoftBank Corp and Toyota Motor Corp that will develop self-driving car services, and Toyota Motor Corporation President and CEO Akio Toyoda attend a news conference in Tokyo, Japan March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato 

Junichi Miyakawa, CEO of Monet Technologies Inc., a joint venture of SoftBank Corp and Toyota Motor Corp that will develop self-driving car services, and Toyota Motor Corporation President and CEO Akio Toyoda attend a news conference in Tokyo, Japan March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato 

Junichi Miyakawa, CEO of Monet Technologies Inc., a joint venture of SoftBank Corp and Toyota Motor Corp that will develop self-driving car services, and Toyota Motor Corporation President and CEO Akio Toyoda attend a news conference in Tokyo, Japan March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato 

Junichi Miyakawa, CEO of Monet Technologies Inc., a joint venture of SoftBank Corp and Toyota Motor Corp that will develop self-driving car services, and Toyota Motor Corporation President and CEO Akio Toyoda attend a news conference in Tokyo, Japan March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato 

Junichi Miyakawa, CEO of Monet Technologies Inc., a joint venture of SoftBank Corp and Toyota Motor Corp that will develop self-driving car services, and Toyota Motor Corporation President and CEO Akio Toyoda attend a news conference in Tokyo, Japan March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato 

Junichi Miyakawa, CEO of Monet Technologies Inc., a joint venture of SoftBank Corp and Toyota Motor Corp that will develop self-driving car services, and Toyota Motor Corporation President and CEO Akio Toyoda attend a news conference in Tokyo, Japan March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato 

President of Toyota Motor Corporation Akio Toyoda speaks during the unveiling of the 2020 Toyota Supra during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 14, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid 

President of Toyota Motor Corporation Akio Toyoda speaks during the unveiling of the 2020 Toyota Supra during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 14, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid 

President of Toyota Motor Corporation Akio Toyoda speaks during the unveiling of the 2020 Toyota Supra during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 14, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

President of Toyota Motor Corporation Akio Toyoda speaks during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 14, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

President of Toyota Motor Corporation Akio Toyoda speaks during the unveiling of the 2020 Toyota Supra during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 14, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid