(AFP/File) - File photo shows a worker at the car plant of Japanese auto giant Toyota in Miyata, Japan. Business confidence in the country has slumped to its lowest level in almost five years on worries about a weaker economy(AFP/File/Ken Shimizu)

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As we have focused over the last 6 months on the final stages of the Roadster launch, we have intentionally dialed back the public discussion on our sedan program. However, I can assure you that during that time, we have continued to make significant progress on several fronts. Our vehicle design and program development teams [...]
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(Reuters) - A.J Allmendinger walks away from his burning Red Bull Toyota as safety crews extinguish the flames during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, June 29, 2008. REUTERS/Robert LeSieur (UNITED STATES)

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(AP) - While sports-utility vehicles sit in the background, the price sticker on an unsold 2008 Prius touts the hybrid vehicle's high-mileage capabilities at a Toyota dealership in the southeast Denver suburb of Centennial, Colo., on Sunday, June 22, 2008. Toyota Motor Corp. could overtake General Motors Corp. in monthly sales for the first time in June, but the victory could be a hollow one as the weak economy continues to pummel the auto industry and even Toyota struggles to meet U.S. consumers' sudden and insatiable demand for hybrid cars. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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(AP) - A 2008 Toyota Prius is guided through traffic along Broadway in north Denver on Tuesday, June 24, 2008. Toyota Motor Corp. could overtake General Motors Corp. in monthly sales for the first time in June, but the victory could be a hollow one as the weak economy continues to pummel the auto industry and even Toyota struggles to meet U.S. consumers' sudden and insatiable demand for hybrid cars. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Pour faire connaître notre Roadster en Europe un de nos angles est donc de le présenter à l’occasion des plus grands évènements de sport automobile en Europe. On insiste ainsi sur le fait que cette voiture n’est pas une punition, c’est une voiture raison et surtout une voiture passion qui va convaincre les plus [...]

(AP) - In this Nov. 14, 2007 file photo, the second-generation Toyota Sequoia full-size sport utility vehicle scales an incline during its introduction at the Los Angeles Auto Show Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)

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One hectic week in June was all it took for the Tesla Roadster to make a lasting impression in northern Europe. First stop was Norway where the environmental organization Bellona had invited Tesla Motors to show the roadster to European VIP’s at the C8 Climate Summit. The interest was overwhelming and VIPs like the former Norwegian [...]

(AFP/File) - A Toyota hybrid vehicle previewed in mid March at the New York International Auto Show. The Japanese motor giant, in a close race with General Motors for the title of the world's top automaker, may suffer a decline in US sales for a second straight year(AFP/File/Stan Honda)

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(AFP/File) - A Toyota hybrid vehicle previewed in mid March at the New York International Auto Show. The Japanese motor giant, in a close race with General Motors for the title of the world's top automaker, may suffer a decline in US sales for a second straight year(AFP/File/Stan Honda)

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