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Toyota Motor Corp's high-end Century vehicle is reflected ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:47:58 GMT

(Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's high-end Century vehicle is reflected on a wet pavement as it drives through a street in Tokyo November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Toyota Motor Corp's high-end Century vehicles are parked ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:46:55 GMT

(Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's high-end Century vehicles are parked at a hotel in Tokyo November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

An emblem of a Toyota Motor Corp's high-end Century vehicle ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:45:47 GMT

(Reuters) - An emblem of a Toyota Motor Corp's high-end Century vehicle is pictured in Tokyo November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN TRANSPORT EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

A staff opens the door of Toyota Motor Corp's high-end Century ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:44:42 GMT

(Reuters) - A staff opens the door of Toyota Motor Corp's high-end Century vehicle at a hotel in Tokyo November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

A man carrying an umbrella walks past Toyota Motor Corp's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:42:35 GMT

(Reuters) - A man carrying an umbrella walks past Toyota Motor Corp's high-end Century vehicle at a parking lot in Tokyo November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

In this Sept. 30, 2009 photo, Jorje Aroche, of Hialeah, Fla., ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:03:29 GMT

(AP) - In this Sept. 30, 2009 photo, Jorje Aroche, of Hialeah, Fla., checks the sticker on a 2010 Toyota Camry in Miami. Consumer prices edged up faster than expected in October, driven higher by another increase in energy prices and the biggest jump in new car prices in 28 years.(AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Toyota Motor Sales USA President and Chief Operating Officer ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:12:26 GMT

(AP) - Toyota Motor Sales USA President and Chief Operating Officer James Lentz speaks at the Commowealth Club in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Toyota Motor Sales USA President and Chief Operating Officer ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:12:06 GMT

(AP) - Toyota Motor Sales USA President and Chief Operating Officer James Lentz speaks at the Commowealth Club in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Customer Susan Newman and salesman Dick Tran look at a Toyota ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:31:43 GMT

(AP) - Customer Susan Newman and salesman Dick Tran look at a Toyota Prius at a Toyota dealership in Palo Alto, Calif., Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Retail sales rose more than expected in October due largely to a big rebound in auto sales. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Susan Newman and Toyota salesman Dick Tran look at a 2010 Toyota ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:27:00 GMT

(AP) - Susan Newman and Toyota salesman Dick Tran look at a 2010 Toyota Rav4 at a Toyota dealership in Palo Alto, Calif., Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Retail sales rose more than expected in October due largely to a rebound in auto sales. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

A Toyota automaker employee works at the Toyota engine assembly ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:25:01 GMT

(Reuters) - A Toyota automaker employee works at the Toyota engine assembly line plant in Huntsville, Alabama November 13, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

A Toyota auto-maker employee moves an engine at the Toyota engine ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:22:49 GMT

(Reuters) - A Toyota auto-maker employee moves an engine at the Toyota engine assembly line plant in Huntsville, Alabama November 13, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES BUSINESS TRANSPORT)

A visitor stands in front of the logo of the Japanese carmaker ...

(AFP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:10:21 GMT

(AFP) - A visitor stands in front of the logo of the Japanese carmaker Toyota in Geneva. Partners Renault and Nissan have said they will launch "an ultra low-cost car" in the Indian market in 2012 to take on the Nano, the world's cheapest automobile.(AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)

Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Company (BAIC) Chairman ...

(AP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:06:37 GMT

(AP) - Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Company (BAIC) Chairman Xu Heyi speaks during a celebration by the company after surpassing 1,000,000th units in its annual production and sales volume in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. China's auto sales are growing rapidly, but the country's automakers are still small compared with global automakers such as General Motors and Toyota Motor Corp. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)

Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Company (BAIC) workers attend ...

(AP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:05:47 GMT

(AP) - Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Company (BAIC) workers attend a celebration by the company after surpassing 1,000,000th units in its annual production and sales volume in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. China's auto sales are growing rapidly, but the country's automakers are still small compared with global automakers such as General Motors and Toyota Motor Corp. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)

The 1,000,000th unit from Beijing Automotive Industry Holding ...

(AP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:03:40 GMT

(AP) - The 1,000,000th unit from Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Company (BAIC) is set on display for a celebration by the company after surpassing 1,000,000th units in its annual production and sales volume in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. China's auto sales are growing rapidly, but the country's automakers are still small compared with global automakers such as General Motors and Toyota Motor Corp. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)

Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Company (BAIC) Chairman ...

(AP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:02:40 GMT

(AP) - Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Company (BAIC) Chairman Xu Heyi stands next to the 1,000,000th unit during a celebration by the company after surpassing 1,000,000th units in its annual production and sales volume in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. China's auto sales are growing rapidly, but the country's automakers are still small compared with global automakers such as General Motors and Toyota Motor Corp. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)

A Lexus logo on glass reflects a Toyota Motor Corp logo at the ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:33:11 GMT

(Reuters) - A Lexus logo on glass reflects a Toyota Motor Corp logo at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

In this Aug. 29, 2009 photo, Toyota driver Jarno Trulli of Italy ...

(Canadian Press) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:01:19 GMT

(Canadian Press) - In this Aug. 29, 2009 photo, Toyota driver Jarno Trulli of Italy steers his car during the qualifying session ahead of Belgium's Formula One Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps circuit, Belgium. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Michel Spingler, File

The logo of the Japanese carmaker Toyota at the Geneva Car Show. ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:12:26 GMT

(AFP/File) - The logo of the Japanese carmaker Toyota at the Geneva Car Show. The world's largest automaker, announced Thursday a surprise return to profit and narrowed its loss forecast for the full year, helped by demand for fuel-efficient cars.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)

A Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid vehicle is displayed on the show ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:12:26 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid vehicle is displayed on the show floor during the second press preview day at the Detroit International Auto Show at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, January 2009. Toyota Motor, the world's largest automaker, announced Thursday a surprise return to profit and narrowed its loss forecast for the full year, helped by demand for fuel-efficient cars.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Bryan Mitchell)

Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Yoichiro Ichimaru, ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:46:32 GMT

(AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Yoichiro Ichimaru, center, is surrounded by reporters after a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Toyota said Thursday it returned to a profit in the latest quarter as government incentives boosted sales, leading the world's largest automaker to trim its projected red ink for the year. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Yoichiro Ichimaru ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:46:02 GMT

(AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Yoichiro Ichimaru checks a document as he speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Toyota said Thursday it returned to a profit in the latest quarter as government incentives boosted sales, leading the world's largest automaker to trim its projected red ink for the year. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Yoichiro Ichimaru ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:45:00 GMT

(AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Yoichiro Ichimaru speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Toyota said Thursday it returned to a profit in the latest quarter as government incentives boosted sales, leading the world's largest automaker to trim its projected red ink for the year. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Photographers lay down on the floor while taking photos during ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:37:38 GMT

(AP) - Photographers lay down on the floor while taking photos during a press conference by Toyota Motor Corp. executives in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Toyota said Thursday it returned to a profit in the latest quarter as government incentives boosted sales, leading the world's largest automaker to trim its projected red ink for the year. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

A Toyota electric car at an auto show in Detroit, Michigan. ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:00:20 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Toyota electric car at an auto show in Detroit, Michigan. The manufacturer said Thursday it had returned to profit in the three months to September and upgraded its outlook for the rest of the year thanks to demand for fuel-efficient cars.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)

Photographers lie down on the floor and take photos during a ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:37:08 GMT

(AP) - Photographers lie down on the floor and take photos during a press conference by Toyota Motor Corp. executives in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Toyota said Thursday it returned to a profit in the latest quarter as government incentives boosted sales, leading the world's largest automaker to trim its projected red ink for the year. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Yoichiro Ichimaru ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:34:26 GMT

Bridgestone tires are equipped with Toyota's Formula One ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:47:04 GMT

(Reuters) - Bridgestone tires are equipped with Toyota's Formula One racing car displayed at a Totota showroom in Tokyo November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

A visitor looks at Toyota's Formula One racing vehicle equipped ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:29:07 GMT

(Reuters) - A visitor looks at Toyota's Formula One racing vehicle equipped with Bridgestone tires at its showroom in Tokyo November 5, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp reported a surprise quarterly profit and slashed its annual loss forecast by more than half as sales and cost cutting beat its forecasts, putting it on track to follow Japanese rivals into the black next year. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

People looking at a Toyota Motor's vehicle are reflected ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:29:04 GMT

(Reuters) - People looking at a Toyota Motor's vehicle are reflected on a black vehicle at its showroom in Tokyo November 5, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp reported a surprise quarterly profit and slashed its annual loss forecast by more than half as sales and cost cutting beat its forecasts, putting it on track to follow Japanese rivals into the black next year. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN)

A boy looks at Toyota's Formula One racing vehicle at its ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:28:44 GMT

(Reuters) - A boy looks at Toyota's Formula One racing vehicle at its showroom in Tokyo November 5, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp reported a surprise quarterly profit and slashed its annual loss forecast by more than half as sales and cost cutting beat its forecasts, putting it on track to follow Japanese rivals into the black next year. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

Visitors look at Toyota's Formula One racing vehicle at ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:12:57 GMT

(Reuters) - Visitors look at Toyota's Formula One racing vehicle at its showroom in Tokyo November 5, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp reported a surprise quarterly profit and slashed its annual loss forecast by more than half as sales and cost cutting beat its forecasts, putting it on track to follow Japanese rivals into the black next year. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

A visitor looks at vehicles of Toyota Motor Corp at its showroom ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:08:45 GMT

(Reuters) - A visitor looks at vehicles of Toyota Motor Corp at its showroom in Tokyo November 5, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp reported a surprise quarterly profit and slashed its annual loss forecast by more than half as sales and cost cutting beat its forecasts, putting it on track to follow Japanese rivals into the black next year. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Attendants smile behind the Toyota Motor Corp booth are seen ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:36:37 GMT

(Reuters) - Attendants smile behind the Toyota Motor Corp booth are seen at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo in this October 21, 2009 file photo. The automaker reported a surprise quarterly profit and slashed its annual loss forecast by more than half as sales and cost cutting beat its forecasts, putting it on track to follow Japanese rivals into the black next year. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

Toyota Motor Corp will spend hundreds of millions of dollars ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:31:14 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Toyota Motor Corp will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to build a research centre in China to develop vehicles for the fast growing market there, a newspaper has said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ramin Talaie)

Toyota Motorsport Chairman and Team Principal Tadashi Yamashina ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:23:16 GMT

(Reuters) - Toyota Motorsport Chairman and Team Principal Tadashi Yamashina cries at a news conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo November 4, 2009. Toyota Motor announced its withdrawal from Formula One racing after this year. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Toyota Motorsport Chairman and Team Principal Tadashi Yamashina ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:40:16 GMT

(Reuters) - Toyota Motorsport Chairman and Team Principal Tadashi Yamashina (L) cries while seated next to Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda at a news conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo November 4, 2009. Toyota Motor announced its withdrawal from Formula One racing after this year. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN TRANSPORT MOTOR RACING BUSINESS)

Toyota Motorsport Chairman and Team Principal Tadashi Yamashina ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:36:50 GMT

Toyota's Italian driver Jarno Trulli drives at the Yas Marina ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:00:58 GMT

(AFP/File) - Toyota's Italian driver Jarno Trulli drives at the Yas Marina Circuit on November 1, in Abu Dhabi, during the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix. Formula One was left reeling as Toyota became the latest automaker to quit the glamour sport in response to the economic crisis, just days after tyre manufacturer Bridgestone pulled out.(AFP/File/Fred Dufour)

Toyota driver Kamui Kobayashi leaves the pits of the Yas Marina ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:00:58 GMT

(AFP/File) - Toyota driver Kamui Kobayashi leaves the pits of the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Japan's Toyota Motor announced Wednesday it was quitting Formula One racing, joining an exodus of Japanese automakers from the sport due to the global economic crisis(AFP/File/Fred Dufour)

Toyota Motor Corps. Tadashi Yamashita, F1 Team Principal, gets ...

(Canadian Press) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:00:20 GMT

(Canadian Press) - Toyota Motor Corps. Tadashi Yamashita, F1 Team Principal, gets emotional during a news conference to announce the company's withdrawal from the F1 Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Junji Kurokawa)

Toyota Motor Corps. Tadashi Yamashita, F1 Team Principal, gets ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:36:24 GMT

(AP) - Toyota Motor Corps. Tadashi Yamashita, F1 Team Principal, gets emotional during a press conference to announce the company's withdrawal from the F1 Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Toyota is pulling out of Formula One racing, the world's largest automaker announced Wednesday that it needs to cut costs and focus on its core business. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda answers reporters' ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:35:42 GMT

(AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda answers reporters' questions during a press conference to announce the company's withdrawal from the F1 Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Toyota is pulling out of Formula One racing, the world's largest automaker announced Wednesday that it needs to cut costs and focus on its core business. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyota answers reporters' ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:21:39 GMT

(AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyota answers reporters' questions during a press conference to announce the company's withdrawal from the F1 Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Toyota is pulling out of Formula One racing, the world's largest automaker announced Wednesday that it needs to cut costs and focus on its core business. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda answers reporters' ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:20:39 GMT

(AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda answers reporters' questions during a press conference to announce the company's withdrawal of the F1 Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Toyota is pulling out of Formula One racing, the world's largest automaker announced Wednesday that it needs to cut costs and focus on its core business. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)

Toyota Motor Corps. Tadashi Yamashita, F1 Team Principal, gets ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:19:34 GMT

(AP) - Toyota Motor Corps. Tadashi Yamashita, F1 Team Principal, gets emotional during a press conference to announce the company's withdrawal of the F1 Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Toyota is pulling out of Formula One racing, the world's largest automaker announced Wednesday that it needs to cut costs and focus on its core business. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)

Toyota Motor Corps. Tadashi Yamashita, F1 Team Principal, gets ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:17:40 GMT

Toyota Motorsport Chairman and Team Principal Tadashi Yamashina ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:22:35 GMT

Toyota Motorsport Chairman and Team Principal Tadashi Yamashina ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:12:21 GMT

(Reuters) - Toyota Motorsport Chairman and Team Principal Tadashi Yamashina speaks to journalists after a news conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo November 4, 2009. Toyota Motor announced its withdrawal from Formula One racing after this year. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN TRANSPORT MOTOR RACING BUSINESS)