(The Hill) -- A Toyota executive pushed back on President Donald Trump’s recent claim that the company pledged to invest $10 billion into U.S. auto plants but stressed the automaker's commitment to continued investment.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo, Toyota executive Hiroyuki Ueda said he thinks the $10 billion Trump mentioned during his visit to the Asian country referred to a number discussed during his first administration.

"During the first Trump administration, I think the figure was roughly around $10 billion, so while we didn’t say the same scale, we did explain that we’ll keep investing and providing employment as before,” Ueda told reporters, according to Reuters.

“So, probably because of that context, the figure of about $10 billion

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