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Toyota to invest in Mitsubishi jet offshoot

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it has formally decided to invest up to ¥10 billion in Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., a wholly owned unit of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., to develop and market Japan's first passenger jet. Read the full story . . . ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Wed, Apr 30 2008

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