Akio Toyoda must feel like he is jinxed. Since becoming president of his family's company in 2009, he has been buried under an avalanche of troubles -- the worst skein of bad news in the company's history.First there was the global financial crisis, when as one of his first acts as president, he apologized to shareholders for the company's losses.
Then in August the recall imbroglio hit. Consumer complaints about unintended acceleration and other safety problems, magnified by the media's megaphone, led to the recall of 24 million vehicles worldwide, and seriously dented the company's long-held and hard won reputation for quality.
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