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Former Toyota Australia chief John Conomos to float car radio app firm Connexion Media
- Published July 02, 2014 3:40PM UTC
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Source: BRW; Published: Wednesday, 02 July 2014
John Conomos, the former head of Toyota Australia, has bemoaned the lack of entrepreneurial culture in Australia as he prepares to become chairman of a company that hopes to have its internet radio application installed in vehicles built by General Motors around the globe.
At a time when Ford, General Motors-Holden and Toyota are all preparing to shut down their car-making operations in Australia over the next three years, the only answer for the remaining car component makers who rely on them is to try to become part of their global supply chains.
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