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Dec. 2008 (Preview)
		Equipment on New Minivehicle Models: Upgraded for Further Collision and Preventive Safety Continuously staged inflation airbags on Honda Life, ESC on Suzuki Wagon R Stingray
		Business in China of Honda, Mazda, Suzuki and Mitsubishi Motors: Targeting Combined Sales of Two Million in 2010 Honda to sell one million, Mazda 300,000, Suzuki 500,000 and Mitsubishi 150,000
		Japanese Automobile Manufacturers' FY2008 Plan: To Revise Sales Downward by 1.5 Million Vehicles Forecast for operating profit is revised down by 1.5 trillion yen to 1,743 billion yen (down 62% from the FY2007 results)

Products/ Technologies
	Nov. 2008	Toyota' s New iQ: To be Launched in Japan and Europe by Early 2009 Only 2,985 mm long, the ultra-compact model comes with ESC and nine airbags as standard equipment, achieving a CO2 emission level of 101g/km
	Nov. 2008	Electric Vehicles by US & European Makers: Each Major Manufacturer Planning Market Launch around 2010 Production to be initiated by venture companies like Tesla Motors, Think Global, RUF Automobile
	Nov. 2008	Major Equipment on New Models in US Market: Increasing Availability of Rollover Sensors and Auto-dimming Mirrors Remote Start also increasing on new models by GM, Ford, Chrysler and Hyundai/Kia

Automakers/ Markets
	Nov. 2008	Nissan Business in China: Includes Expansion of Light-Duty Commercial Vehicles with Zhengzhou Nissan Automobilei Dongfeng Motor targeting sales of 1 million vehicles and 100 billion RMB in 2012
	Nov. 2008	Investing 400 Billion Yen, Suzuki to Construct Production and Sales Structure for One Million Vehicles in India Suzuki's targets for FY2010 are 3.20 million global production and four trillion Yen in sales
	Nov. 2008	Hino Motors: Starting Joint Production with Guangzhou Automobile in China, and Entering Markets in India and Russia Plans to sell over 200,000 vehicles a year, including 150,000+ overseas by 2015
	Nov. 2008	Ford in Europe: With Expansion in Their Brand Business, Ford Europe to Build a New Production Base in Romania Ford sells PAG companies of Aston Martin, Jaguar and Land Rover
	Nov. 2008	Thailand: Planned Production Capacity in the Country Amounting to Roughly 2.6 Million a Year in 2015 Seven automakers' Eco-Car Projects will expand total passenger car production capacity by 750,000 a year

Products/ Technologies
	Oct. 2008	Clean Diesel Engine Vehicles: Launching Plans of Japanese Auto Manufacturers New type diesel engine vehicles will be introduced by 2009 focused on the European market
	Oct. 2008	Hybrid Vehicles: GM Announces Volt Volume Production Model While Honda Announces Insight Concept Car Renault, PSA, BMW and other automakers exhibit their concept cars at Paris Motor Show

Automakers/ Markets
	Oct. 2008	Toyota Sales Strategy: Sales Plan for 2009 Revised Downward from 10.4 to 9.7M Accelerating responses to environmental challenges, Toyota will launch plug-in hybrid by late 2009 and EV in early 2010s
	Oct. 2008	Toyota's Strategy for Hybrid Vehicles: Introducing New Prius and New Exclusive HEV in 2009 Eyeing production in six overseas sites as well, targeting annual sales of 1 million in early 2010s
	Oct. 2008	Toyota's China Operations: Planning to Expand Passenger Car Production at Its Joint Venture Plants to 1.02 Million a Year by 2013 Hino will also jointly produce commercial vehicles with Guangzhou Automobile Group, while Daihatsu is currently developing its sales network
	Oct. 2008	Isuzu: Opens New Plant in Russia and Establishes New Diesel Engine Production Company in China Buses built in India, while in Turkey, Indonesia and Malaysia production facilities turned into consolidated subsidiaries
	Oct. 2008	GM's European Business: Sales Hit Record High Due to Surge in Central/ Eastern Europe and Russia Production facilities for Chevrolet brand vehicles to be expanded in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia
	Oct. 2008	Indonesia: Daihatsu Producing Toyota's Lite Ace/Town Ace for the Japanese Market Suzuki expanding its passenger car production lineup and Nissan increasing the Livina series production

Products/ Technologies
	Sep.2008	Idle Stop Systems: Standard on BMW and Daimler Small-Engine Vehicles in Europe PSA, Fiat, Ford, and Land Rover following, while Toyota and Mazda developed new systems
	Sep.2008	Pre-crash Systems: Toyota Adds New Functions, FHI Also Starts Introduction Mazda and Nissan develop assist systems to avoid collisions when changing lanes

Automakers/ Markets
	Sep.2008	Japanese Auto Manufacturers' Global Production Will Increase to 29 Million in 2013, While Domestic Production Will Peak in 2011 Toyota revised its 2008 production plan downward to the same level as its actual production in 2007
	Sep.2008	Fuji Heavy Industries: Expanding Ties with Toyota to End Development and Production of Mini Cars Focusing on the Development of Horizontally Opposed Engines, the Company's Core Technology
	Sep.2008	Malaysia: Nissan Kicked Off Production at its New Plant, Peugeot also Began Production Proton intends to go it alone, Ford closed its plant
	Sep.2008	Six Leading European Automakers : PSA and Fiat Expanding, Whereas BMW and Daimler Declining in Profit Renault to expand sales outside Europe and VW announced plan for new US plant
	Sep.2008	North American CV Manufacturers: Navistar and Paccar Expand Business in India and Central and Eastern Europe Respectively Daimler begins mounting a newly developed engine on Freightliner trucks
	Sep.2008	U.S. Automakers' First Half-Year Results for 2008: GM Posted Consolidated Loss of $18.7 Billion, Ford $8.6 Billion Toyota and Nissan suffered decline in North America during April-June period, while Honda revised sales forecast downward

Products/ Technologies
	Aug. 2008	Parking Assist System : Rear Parking Assist Installed on 40% of Vehicles in Japan, US and Europe Standard installation rising on Japanese vehicles in Europe with backward assist system exceeding 16%
	Aug. 2008	Safety Equipment in the U.S. Market: Installation Rate of Front Side Airbags and Roof Airbags Exceeds 60% as Standard New NCAP announced by NHTSA from 2010 MY to include additional installation status of crash-avoidance systems and overall vehicle safety score

Automakers/ Markets
	Aug. 2008	US Auto Market : Major Manufacturers to Reduce Production Responding to Dramatically Shrinking Light Truck Market Toyota suspending production of Tundra and Sequoia, while dedicating new Mississippi plant to Prius production
	Aug. 2008	Japanese Auto Parts Suppliers in India : New Plants Going Live Around 2010 In response to expanding local production by Suzuki, Honda and Toyota, as well as Nissan's entry to market
	Aug. 2008	Nissan: New Mid-Term Plan Includes Introduction of Electric Vehicles, A-Segment Models and Ultra-Low-Cost Cars By 2012, boosting sales in BRICs and the Middle East by one million to 1.8 million
	Aug. 2008	Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers in Europe: Continuing to Enjoy Solid Results due to Expanding Sales in Emerging Markets New plants to be built by Volvo in Russia and India, Iveco in Russia and MAN in Poland
	Aug. 2008	Australian New Vehicle Market : Tops One Million Units with Imports Accounting for Over 80% Toyota to start producing Camry Hybrid in 2010, GM to produce front-engine/RWD cars, and Ford to produce Focus
	Aug. 2008	Korea: Exports Driven Production Tops Four Million GM Daewoo exports 800,000, Hyundai upgrades its domestic lineup

Products/ Technologies

Jul. 2008

2008 JSAE: An Overview of Automakers' Exhibits
Plug-in Hybrid model by Toyota, X-Trail diesel by Nissan

Jul. 2008

2008 JSAE: A Broad Variety of Hazard Preventing and Vision Enhancing Technologies on Display
An overview of environmental, safety, utility and comfort-enhancing technologies exhibited by automotive parts suppliers

Jul. 2008

Parking Assist System Installed on 18 out of 22 New Models in Europe
Continuous Variable Damping Control and Electric Parking Brake Systems Also on the Increase

Jul. 2008

Standard Installation of Safety Devices on Japanese Market;Electronic Brake Force Distribution System Accounting for 80% and Brake Assist System 60%
Subaru Impreza awarded first full marks in automobile collision safety assessment

Automakers/ Markets

Jul. 2008

Japanese Parts Suppliers in China (1): Movements in East, South, Central and North East China
A flurry of new construction and expansion of production facilities in Shanghai, and Suzhou/Wuxi/Changshu/Nantong Cities, Chiangsu Province

Jul. 2008

Japanese Parts Suppliers in China (2): Movements in Guangdong Province, Tianjin and Beijing Cities
Increasing production capacity in Guangzhou/Dong Guan/Foshan to respond to production expansion by Toyota/Nissan/Honda

Jul. 2008

Honda:Plans to Sell 500,000 Hybrids a Year with Four Compact Models,
Adding New FCX Clarity
Targeting sales of 4.5 million by 2010 as new plants
with a combined production capacity of 600,000 go into operation

Jul. 2008

Six Countries of Central Europe:Annual Production Capacity of Vehicles
to Grow by 900,000 to 4.6 Million by 2012
VW will expand Skoda's plant, GM invested in FSO, and Ford acquired Automobile Craiova

Jul. 2008

BMW:Targeting to Sell 1.8 Million Vehicles in 2012, Introducing Six New Models
by 2010
A new City Car to be developed within five years for comfortable urban use

Auto China (Beijing) 2008

	Jun. 2008		Beijing Motor Show (Auto China 2008) (1): Exhibitions of Chinese Brand New Passenger Cars Chinese Auto Manufacturers Introduce Their New Models
	Jun. 2008		Beijing Motor Show (Auto China 2008) (2): Exhibition of Chinese Brand Concept Vehicles BYD Auto showcased high-performance, low-priced concept plug-in hybrids
	Jun. 2008		Beijing Motor Show (Auto China 2008) (3): Exhibitions of New Passenger Cars under Japanese and Korean Brands Models manufactured in China and concept cars by Japanese and Korean auto manufacturers
	Jun. 2008		Beijing Motor Show (Auto China 2008) (4): Exhibitions of New Vehicles Launched and Concept Cars under U.S. and European Brands A glimpse of 100 models on display by European and US auto manufacturers

Automakers/ Markets
	Jun. 2008	Toyota's Operations in Emerging Markets: Producing the Low-Priced Entry Family Car in India and Brazil Building a second plant in India, Brazil and Russia, with Thailand given a greater central role in Asian operations
	Jun. 2008	High Performance Coupes and Crossover SUVs to be Introduced Intensively in Japanese Automakers' Model Lineup Each automaker is planning to enter untapped market segments with such models as the iQ by Toyota, Exiga by Fuji Heavy Industries and a 2.5L sedan by Suzuki
	Jun. 2008	Daimler Planning Massive Launch of Fuel Economy BlueEFFICIENCY Models Introducing S/M-Class HEV in 2009 and B-Class FCV in 2011
	Jun. 2008	Russia: Mushrooming New Plants will Boost Automobile Production Capacity to 3.31 Million a Year Renault takes a stake in AvtoVAZ; GM negotiating a tie-up with GAZ
	Jun. 2008	Japanese Automakers Forecast Decline of 1.35 Trillion JPY in Operating Profit for FY2008 Expecting zero impact on profitability by cost reduction efforts and negative impact of 1.25 trillion yen by unfavorable currency fluctuations
	Jun. 2008	Japanese Auto Parts Suppliers Focused on Thailand with Booming Construction of New Plants, Regional Headquarters and R&D Facilities


Products/ Technologies
	May. 2008	US CAFE Standards for 2015 to be Set at 35.7mpg for Passenger Cars and 28.6mpg for Light Trucks Average of 35mpg (currently 25mpg) for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks to be targeted for 2020
	May. 2008	Standard Equipment of ESC and Electronic Control Braking System Advancing in Europe as Automotive Safety Features Nissan and Honda awarded five-star ratings for the first time for Qashqai and Legend, respectively, in Euro NCAP

Automakers/ Markets
	May. 2008	Chrysler, While Trimming Product Lineups Drastically,Will Enter into New Segments Expanding market coverage with products from OEM supply and joint production, as well as boosting sales outside North America to 400,000
	May. 2008	Changan Automobile (Group) Targeting Sales of 2 Million Vehicles for 2010, including 1.2 Million with Its Own-Brand With an annual production capacity of 2.7 million, the company will build up a full lineup of passenger cars including hybrid vehicles
	May. 2008	Vehicle Production in Iran Expected to Grow to 1.4 Million in 2013, Driven by Launching of Renault and Chery Models. Production of local brand vehicles also to reach half a million level
	May. 2008	In Turkey Renault and Tofas Building Over 300,000 Vehicles Each, while Ford Set to Export to North America Overall production tops one million in 2007, of which over 800,000 exported mainly to Europe
	May. 2008	Mazda to Enhance Facilities Focused on Japan, China, and Thailand;Building Global Capacity to Produce 1.6 million in FY2010 Production in Japan recovering over 1 million, while production of V6 engines resumed
	May. 2008	Japanese Parts Suppliers in Europe to Respond to Production Plans by Toyota/Nissan/Suzuki etc. in Russia Sanoh/Daido Metal/T.RAD/Toyota Boshoku and others will have production bases in Russia

Products/ Technologies
	Apr. 2008	Gasoline Direct-Injection Engines Introduced by GM in 2007, to be Followed by Ford in 2009 Daimler and BMW to increase models equipped with spray-guided, direct-injection, lean-burn engines
	Apr. 2008	Three U.S. Makers to Develop Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (PHEV) GM to start production of PHEVs as early as 2010, while Ford and Chrysler to start road tests
	Apr. 2008	In Europe, Manual Transmissions Shifting to Six-speed, 3-cylinder Engines Also Increasing Diesel passenger cars accounting for 60% among major makes, while 45% among Japanese brand models

Automakers/ Markets
	Apr. 2008	Automakers in India Racing to Build New Plants, Doubling the Country’s Annual Production Capacity to Five Million Tata and Bajaj, local automakers, announce 100,000-rupee cars
	Apr. 2008	Japanese Parts Suppliers in North America Expanding Production Capabilities for New Plants of Honda and Toyota Shrinking North American market forcing some suppliers to consolidate or relocate their manufacturing facilities to Mexico
	Apr. 2008	Guangzhou Automobile Launching Its Own-brand Passenger Car in 2010 with Annual Production of 100,000 Guangzhou Honda also to release its own make in 2010, while producing commercial vehicles jointly with Hino
	Apr. 2008	Ford's Shared Global Products Plan on Track for Launching New Models in North America in 2010 Planning to trim annual production capacity in NA to 2.9 million in a bid to return to profitability in 2009
	Apr. 2008	Mitsubishi Motors to Reduce Sales Target for Japan and the US, While Planning to Increase Sales Focused on Emerging Markets Mid-term business plan "Step Up 2010" calling for sales of 1.42 million units in FY2010

Products/ Technologies
	Mar. 2008	EU Car CO2 Emissions Standards: Resolved 125g/km in 2015 by European Parliament, While Proposed 130g/km in 2012 (Another 10g/km Reduction by Alternate Fuels)　by European Commission
	Mar. 2008	Advancing Environmental Performances of New Models: Most of Them Certified SU-LEV, and Achieving Better Fuel Efficiency Than Standards Mercury-free efforts making progress, and hexavalent chromium completely eliminated from new models since September 2007
	Mar. 2008	E85 and Variable Displacement Engines Surge in the US Market VVT engines exceeding 60% , while 6-speed automatic transmissions and CVTs soaring

Automakers/ Markets
	Mar. 2008	Automobile Production of Japanese Manufacturers: Overseas Production Expands to 12 Million Establishment of new bases in Russia, India, South America and Africa increases among the plans for production bases overseas
	Mar. 2008	China's Total Vehicle Production Rises to 8.88 Million in 2007, Forecast to Reach 10 Million-level in 2008 Automakers planning to increase passenger cars sales by 2 million to 8.3 million in 2008
	Mar. 2008	GM's Global Sales Reach 9.37 Million Vehicles in 2007 Increasing 570,000 Outside North America North American operation on track to recovery, with revised contract with UAW expected to save 4 to 5 billion dollars in 2010
	Mar. 2008	In Mexico, Vehicle Production Surpasses 2 Million, Exports Expand to 1.6 Million In 2007, Nissan became the top manufacturer, Honda switched production model to CR-V and Toyota enhanced production capacity
	Mar. 2008	PSA Planning to Launch 29 New Models Including Premium Cars and HEVs With the Aim of Selling 4 Million Units in 2010, Focusing on China, Russia and Southern Countries in South America

Products/ Technologies
	Feb. 2008	A Host of Advanced Equipment on New Passenger Cars Released for the Japanese Market in 2007 Featuring sophisticated driving assistance on Toyota, independent transaxle AWD on Nissan and advanced stability systems on Honda
	Feb. 2008	Electric Vehicles (EV)： Mitsubishi Motors and Fuji Heavy Industries to Launch in 2009 Toyota to introduce Plug-in HEV by 2010 while Nissan envisions its EV launch in or by 2012
	Feb. 2008	Automotive Lithium-Ion Batteries: Japanese Companies Starting Mass-Production in 2009-2010 Nissan-NEC and Mitsubishi Motors-GS Yuasa joint ventures starting commercial production in 2009, followed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries -Toshiba group and etc.

Automakers/ Markets
	Feb. 2008	Brazil/Argentina: In Rapidly Expanding Auto Market, Production Exceeds 3.5 Million in 2007 Flex-fuel vehicles accounting for over 80% in Brazil, while each automaker planning to boost production in Argentina
	Feb. 2008	Dongfeng Motor Corp. Plans to Produce 1.35 Million Passenger Cars in 2010 Construction of new passenger car plant has begun for the production of its own brand models
	Feb. 2008	Vehicle Production Capacity in ASEAN and Neighboring Countries to Expand by 2 Million to 7.5 Million Level VW and Suzuki entering Thailand, while GM/VW/Renault/Fiat/Toyota/Honda constructing new plants in India
	Feb. 2008	New Vehicle Sales in Japan Decreased to 5.35 Million in 2007 and Expected to Fall again in 2008 Excluding mini vehicles, number of vehicles owned continues to show a net decrease while duration of ownership is also getting longer
	Feb. 2008	Fiat Group Automobiles Increased Sales to 2.23 Million in 2007, Targeting 3.5 Million for 2010 Starting new joint production in Russia, India and China, while aggressively launching new models by increasing efficiency in development

Products/ Technologies
	Jan. 2008	Ford and Fiat Adopt Telematics Developed by Microsoft Toyota, Nissan and Honda strengthen route search functions by upgrading performance of in-car navigation systems
	Jan. 2008	Engine/Transmission Composition in the Japan Market:CVT Accounting for Nearly 40% CVT is being used increasingly as replacement for 3-/4-speed ATs, exceeding 50% among inline four-cylinder engine vehicles

Automakers/ Markets
	Jan. 2008	Toyota Targeting 1.45 million Sales in 2009 in Europe, Where Russia Becoming the Biggest market. Launching a small SUV in 2008 and an ultra-compact iQ Concept in 2009, while expanding the model lineup of diesel and hybrid vehicles
	Jan. 2008	Honda: Aiming to Increase Sales Ratio of Hybrid Vehicles to 10% by 2010 Introducing clean diesel-fueled medium to large-sized vehicles in Europe in 2008, and in Japan and the US in 2009
	Jan. 2008	VW's Global Sales Exceeds 6 Million in 2007, Expecting 7 Million in 2012 New strategy announced for turnaround including 1 Million sales for U.S. operation, while inaugurating new plant in Russia
	Jan. 2008	China FAW Group to Increase Production Capacity of Its Own Brand Passenger Cars to 1.2 Million in 2010 Aiming for two million in 2010 and three million in 2015, including joint production with VW and Toyota
	Jan. 2008	China Targeting Qualitative Development of Auto Industry in its Midterm Plan Outline of the 11th Five-Year Development Plan of the Auto Industry from 2006 to 2010
	Jan. 2008	Nissan Diesel Now Volvo’s Wholly-owned Subsidiary as Core of Volvo's Asian Operation Nissan Diesel maintaining partnerships with Japanese automakers and expanding tie-up with Mitsubishi Fuso

Tokyo Motor Show 2007

	Dec. 2007		Tokyo Motor Show 2007(1): Review of Exhibits by Japanese Auto Manufacturers Presentation of one-step further environmental protection measures including personal mobility and a new way of enjoying cars
	Dec. 2007		Tokyo Motor Show 2007(2):Exhibits from European, American and Korean Automobile Manufacturers Summary of 16 concept cars and 26 models prepared for commercial production
	Dec. 2007		Tokyo Motor Show 2007(3): Powertrain Technologies New Diesel Engines, Dual Clutch Transmission and More including Next-generation System
	Dec. 2007		Tokyo Motor Show 2007(4): Safety Technologies on Display Improved danger detection functions through more sophisticated use of images and the use of millimeter wave and infrared ray

Products/ Technologies
	Dec. 2007	Zone Conditioning Function Has Become a Prevailing Feature of Automatic Air Conditioning Systems Japanese auto manufacturers are keen about highly functional filters with antiallergenic effects as well

Automakers/ Markets
	Dec. 2007	Daihatsu With Leading Market Share in Domestic Mini-Vehicle Segment, Also Aggressively Expanding Overseas Business Begins to export the Terios from Indonesia, and launches Daihatsu brand vehicle for the first time in China
	Dec. 2007	SAIC (China) to Enhance Production Capacity of Its Own-brand Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles to 1 Million Also planning to acquire the automotive business of Yuejin Motor Group, which has Nanjing Automobile Group under its umbrella
	Dec. 2007	Renault: Logan Driving Sales Outside Western Europe,Global Production to Reach 1 Million by 2009 Launching 21 new models in 2008-2009 to achieve global sales of 3.3 million in 2009
	Dec. 2007	Ford Lio Ho Motor, Yulon Motor, China Motor in Taiwan planning to expand exports of complete vehicles Toyota's subsidiary Kuozui Motors also expected to start exporting vehicles in 2008

Products/ Technologies
	Nov. 2007	New Models by Toyota to Feature an Increasing Number of Safety Devices, Convenience and Comfort Advanced air-conditioning, smart-entry and automatic light on/off systems now becoming standard equipment
	Nov. 2007	In Japan, Car Navigation Systems Are Standard Equipment on 8% of Vehicles Sold, With Some Makers Producing 3D-type Systems. A Status Report on the Availability of In-vehicle Systems by Display Type and by Auto Manufacturer in Japan, the USA, and Europe

Automakers/ Markets
	Nov. 2007	GM, Ford and Chrysler Recovering Profitability in North America, While Expanding Operations in Emerging Markets US Big Three North American production will total 7.78 million in 2012, a decrease of 1.21 million from 2006
	Nov. 2007	Chery Automobile in China Planning to Produce 1.2 M Passenger Cars and 300,000 Commercial Vehicles in 2010 Also willing to enter premium passenger car market, while conducting OEM supply to Chrysler and joint venture production with Fiat
	Nov. 2007	Hybrid cars: European and American Automakers Introducing a Variety of Hybrids in the Market In the 2008 model year, GM will launch three different hybrid systems for eight models in North America
	Nov. 2007	Suzuki Develops D Segment Cars and Expands Production in Japan, India and Hungary FY2009 Targets Upgraded to Produce 3 Million and Sell 2.75 Million
	Nov. 2007	Hyundai Motor Group Markets a High-end Sedan in North America and a Lower Medium Vehicle in Europe The Group will have a production capacity of 3 million in Korea and 3 million scale production in offshore countries
	Nov. 2007	Thailand to Resume its Eco-Car Project, Aiming to Develop and Export a Product Comparable to 1-ton Pickup Participating in the project, Honda to build new plant capable of producing 120,000 cars a year

Products/ Technologies
	Oct. 2007	ESC and Six Airbags Increasing as Standard Equipment on New Models in U.S. Market According to survey on new models of GM, Ford, Chrysler and Hyundai/Kia
	Oct. 2007	Automated Manual Transmissions (AMTs): Use of Dual-Clutch Type AMTs (Dual-Clutch Transmissions: DCTs) Being Planned for an Increasing Number of Vehicles VW to replace ATs in transverse engine-mounted FF vehicles, Ford and Chrysler to start volume production at new plants
	Oct. 2007	German VDA Chooses CO2 Refrigerant for Car Air Conditioners to Replace HFC134a Banned by EU Directive DuPont and Honeywell also engaged in joint development of non-CO2 alternative refrigerants

Automakers/ Markets
	Oct. 2007	Toyota's North American Business: Planning to Sell 3.1m and Capable of Producing 2.17m in the Region in 2009 Numerous new models will be launched, annual production capacity will expand, but the automaker's growth will slow down
	Oct. 2007	Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers in North America Prepare to Increase Production for 2009, Expanding Procurement from Low-Cost Countries Paccar plans to launch a hybrid truck while Navistar expands its business in India
	Oct. 2007	Among the Leading European Automakers Fiat and VW Expanding Business, while PSA and Renault Also Recovering Profitability According to Midterm Forecast of Light Vehicle Production in Five Key Countries in Western Europe
	Oct. 2007	Indonesia: Toyota and Suzuki Expanding Exports.New Vehicle Sales on the Way to Recovery from Sharp Decline in 2006 Renault and VW consider building plants, while Chinese automakers plan local production
	Oct. 2007	Isuzu To Expand Its Business in Emerging Countries, Targeting Sales of 840,000 Vehicles in FY 2010 Aiming for 2 trillion yen in sales and an operating profit margin of 7.5% in FY 2010

Products/ Technologies
	Sep. 2007	Side Airbags: Toyota also to Install them as Standard Equipment in its Japan Cars A big gap is emerging among Japan, the United States and Europe in the installation rate of side airbags as standard equipment
	Sep. 2007	Diesel Powered Cars and LCVs in U.S. Market Planned Between 2008 and 2010 by Leading U.S., Japanese and European Automakers with Technologies to Reduce NOx by Urea SCR or NOx Storage Catalytic Converter

Automakers/ Markets
	Sep. 2007	Four European Commercial Vehicle Makers Continuing Good Performance in Europe in 2006, as Expanding Operations to Asia and Eastern Europe Volvo acquires Nissan Diesel, While Iveco, MAN and Scania each pursues its global strategy
	Sep. 2007	Fuji Heavy Industries to Introduce Minivan and Subcompact by 2010 The New Impreza Named the First Global Strategic Model; Environmental Technology, Including Clean Diesel Engine, Developed Intensively During Period of Midterm Business Plan
	Sep. 2007	Combined Production Capacity of 7.1 million Original Brand Engines Planned by 17 Leading Chinese Automakers by 2010 Four million by five automakers; Chery, Brilliance, Geely, Great Wall and Huatai Automobile
	Sep. 2007	Japanese Automakers' Global Production Increasing by 1 Million Per Year to Reach 28 Million in 2012 Toyota produces 7 million overseas, totaling 12 million worldwide including Japan
	Sep. 2007	Overseas Sales of Hino Motors Targeted at 150,000 a Year, Triple FY2006 Sales Company to open a third assembly plant in North America, begin production at a joint venture with Guangzhou Automobile in China, and expand the sales network across Western Europe
	Sep. 2007