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“Best; not first”

IT’S HARD to think of someone who could embody what Toyota Australia represents more than Sean Hanley.

Now Vice President for Sales and Marketing, he has dedicated his working life to serving what has become the country’s automotive market leader and it looks like he’ll be there ’til the day it’s time to hand back the keys and take the gold watch.

But one of Hanley’s current challenges revolves around perception. As one of Japan’s biggest companies, and indeed Australia’s top-selling car brand for 20 years, much has been said about Toyota’s contribution towards reducing global emissions and its

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