Akio Toyoda re-elected as Toyota chairman with lower vote share from shareholders

Akio Toyoda re-elected as Toyota chairman with lower vote share from shareholders

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

Some 85% of Toyota Motor’s shareholders voted to re-elect Chairman Akio Toyoda to the automaker’s board of directors at its annual general meeting, the company said in a regulatory filing on Thursday.