Baltimore Sun: Gary Convis, 65, recently retired as chairman of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky Inc., the first non-Japanese to lead a Toyota division. Convis began working in the auto industry after graduating from Michigan State University in 1964, when U.S. automakers overwhelmingly dominated the domestic market. First, Convis worked at General Motors’ Buick division and later at Ford Motor Co. In 1984, he was recruited to become general manager at New United Motor Manufacturing Inc., a new …