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Kiichiro Toyoda
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“[The Japanese auto industry should] catch up with America in three years. Otherwise the Japanese auto industry will never stand on its own.”
Kiichiro Toyoda (1894–1952) first seen 1945 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kiichiro Toyoda (1945), quoted in: Kazuo Sato (2010), The Anatomy of Japanese Business, p. 135
“My father served the State by investing a weaving machine. He told me to make automobiles. It is difficult to create an automobile industry.”
Kiichiro Toyoda (1894–1952) said by 1952 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kiichiro Toyoda cited in: Ethiopia: Trade and Economic Review, (1969), p. 144
“The thieves may be able to follow the design plans and produce a loom. But we are modifying and improving our looms every day. They do not have the expertise gained from the failures it took to produce the original. We need not be concerned. We need only continue as always, making our improvements.”
Kiichiro Toyoda (1894–1952) said by 1952 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kiichiro Toyoda in The Toyota Way, 2001: Quoted in: "Toyota quotes," New York Times, Feb. 10, 2008.
“Japan has a lot of engineers who work at desks. When it comes to implementation, though, they lose confidence and haven't got the courage of their convictions when other people criticize them. Engineers like that can't build cars. Success in this industry demands engineers who have the courage and the decisiveness to implement ideas.”
Kiichiro Toyoda (1894–1952) said by 1952 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kiichiro Toyoda in the 1940s, cited in: Satoshi Hino (2005). Inside the Mind of Toyota: Management Principles for Enduring Growth. p. 93
“Before you say you can't do something, try it.”
Kiichiro Toyoda (1894–1952) said by 1952 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Attributed to Sakichi and Kiichiro Toyoda in: Emi Osono, Norihiko Shimizu, Hirotaka Takeuchi (2008), Extreme Toyota: Radical Contradictions That Drive Success at the World's Best Manufacturer. p. 86