Toyota announced its FY2022 financial results on May 11.

They showed record high sales and profits, despite the forecast of lower profits due to surging material prices and other forces.

See also: A 5-min Overview of the FY2022 Financial Results

Following the presentation, Toyota executives responded to reporters’ questions about a variety of topics, like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, production cuts due to parts shortages, soaring materials costs, the war in Ukraine, and slowdowns in various markets.

The variety of topics reflects the increasingly wide range of issues affecting Toyota's business.

This series features Toyota’s project to revive a legendary racing car by reporting on the project members’ efforts as well as the history and meaning behind this vehicle. The third part focuses on the team rebuilding the transmission.

Three men with three different roles

Hideaki Asuka, Tatsuki Honda, and Hidenao Ishida form the team in charge of the car’s transmission, clutch, driveshaft, and rear axle.