Toyota holds AGM under pressure from overseas, but with wide support at home

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TOYOTA CITY, Japan : Toyota Motor Chairman Akio Toyoda may be under pressure from global investors over governance and scandals, but he remains popular among mom-and-pop investors who attended its annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday.

FILE PHOTO: Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Akio Toyoda speaks during a press conference over rigging safety tests by its affiliate Daihatsu that affected 88,000 vehicles, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 8, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

"I bought Toyota shares with my retirement bonus," 84-year-old Hidenori Takahashi told Reuters, adding he believed it was the"best company in Japan" for shareholders. New York City's public-employee pension funds agrees and is voting against Toyoda's re-election. Michael Garland, who oversees corporate governance for the funds, said the vote against Toyoda was driven by safety and compliance concerns.Glass Lewis, which is recommending that Toyoda not be re-elected for a second year in a row, said that he is responsible for the board's lack of independence and also cited concerns about its strategic shareholding and return on equity.

 

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