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Eventual winner Kyle Busch in the No. 18 Toyota leads second-place …

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

photo(AP) - Eventual winner Kyle Busch in the No. 18 Toyota leads second-place finisher Carl Edwards in the No. 60 Ford following a restart in the Nationwide Camping World 300 auto race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)



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Kyle Busch in the No. 18 Toyota, followed closely by second-place …

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

photo(AP) - Kyle Busch in the No. 18 Toyota, followed closely by second-place Carl Edwards, takes the checkered and yellow flags as the race ended under caution, to win the Nationwide Camping World 300 auto race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)



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Toyota Motors President Katsuaki Watanabe delivers the company's …

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

photo(AFP) - Toyota Motors President Katsuaki Watanabe delivers the company's business plan during the Toyota strategy meeting at a hotel in Tokyo. Toyota Motor Corp. has slashed its 2009 sales forecast due to slowing demand, putting off its goal of becoming the world's first automaker to sell more than 10 million vehicles in a year.(AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura)



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Customers admire Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor's hybrid …

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

photo(AFP) - Customers admire Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor's hybrid Prius vehicle at the company's showroom in Tokyo. Toyota Motor Corp. has slashed its 2009 sales forecast due to slowing demand, putting off its goal of becoming the world's first automaker to sell more than 10 million vehicles in a year.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)



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Toyota Motors President Katsuaki Watanabe delivers the company's …

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

photo(AFP) - Toyota Motors President Katsuaki Watanabe delivers the company's business plan during the Toyota strategy meeting at a hotel in Tokyo. Toyota Motor Corp. has slashed its 2009 sales forecast due to slowing demand, putting off its goal of becoming the world's first automaker to sell more than 10 million vehicles in a year.(AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura)



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Customers admire Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor's hybrid …

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

photo(AFP) - Customers admire Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor's hybrid Prius vehicle at the company's showroom in Tokyo. Toyota Motor Corp. has slashed its 2009 sales forecast due to slowing demand, putting off its goal of becoming the world's first automaker to sell more than 10 million vehicles in a year.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)



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Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe, center, accompanied …

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

photo(AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe, center, accompanied by executive vice presidents, speaks to reporters during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Toyota lowered its global sales target for 2009 to 9.7 million vehicles on Thursday, down from an earlier 10.4 million vehicles, blaming 'tough times,' caused by rising material costs, a slowing U.S. market and soaring gas prices. Watanabe said Japan's biggest automaker will continue to boost growth by focusing on gas-electric hybrids as a core strategy, and offsetting declining U.S. and European demand with sales in emerging economies. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)



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Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe speaks to reporters …

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

photo(AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe speaks to reporters after his press conference at a hotel in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Toyota lowered its global sales target for 2009 to 9.7 million vehicles on Thursday, down from an earlier 10.4 million vehicles, blaming 'tough times,' caused by rising material costs, a slowing U.S. market and soaring gas prices. Watanabe said Japan's biggest automaker will continue to boost growth by focusing on gas-electric hybrids as a core strategy, and offsetting declining U.S. and European demand with sales in emerging economies. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)



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Toyota Motor Corp, the world’s most profitable carmaker, cut …

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

photo(Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp, the world's most profitable carmaker, cut its 2009 vehicle sales forecast by nearly 7 percent due to a severe downturn in Western markets driven by high fuel prices and a credit crunch. (Graphics/Reuters)



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Toyota Motor Corp President Katsuaki Watanabe speaks during …

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

photo(Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp President Katsuaki Watanabe speaks during a news conference in Tokyo August 28, 2008. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)



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