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Toyota faults laid to rapid global growth

Toyota's president acknowledged the company's rapid global growth was partly behind various problems that have plagued the Japanese automaker in recent years. Read the full story . . . ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Thu, Mar 13 2008

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