Toyota’s former CEO and current chairman, Akio Toyoda, is heading to South Korea next month for a strategic meeting with Hyundai. With a private meeting scheduled between company chairpersons, is a new Toyota and Hyundai EV collaboration coming?
On his first trip to Seoul in over a decade, Toyoda is scheduled to meet with Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Euisun.
The trip comes as “Chairman Chung expressed his desire to meet with Chairman Toyoda earlier this year,” a diplomatic said. After accepting the invitation, Toyoda will fly into Seoul on October 24 for a three-day trip.
During the visit, Chung and Toyoda are scheduled for a private meeting to discuss how the two leading automakers, who have fiercely rivaled each other thus far, can tackle new competition.
Last year, Toyota was the world’s largest automaker in terms of volume, while Hyundai Motor, including Kia and Genesis, ranked third.
According to sources, Hyundai and Toyota will explore collaborating …