Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda, whose company has accumulated a cash pile of almost ?4 trillion, is facing calls to put that money to better use.
The world¡¯s largest carmaker is seeing profits surge as the yen weakens and demand rises in the U.S. and China.
Toyoda¡¯s reluctance to spend has prompted the likes of Takaki Nakanishi, Institutional Investor magazine¡¯s top-ranked Japanese auto analyst, to say Toyota should return more money to shareholders or increase capital investments.
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