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Toyota unit to buy insurer's card unit (The Japan Times)
NAGOYA (Kyodo) Toyota Finance Corp., a financial firm affiliated with Toyota Motor Corp., has agreed with Nippon Life Insurance Co. to acquire the leading life insurer's credit card subsidiary Nissay Card Service Co. next spring.

Toyota Expedites Exit from IRL IndyCar Series
Toyota will not return to Indy Racing Leagues (IRL) for the 2006 season it was announced today. Toyota had originally planned to withdraw from open-wheel racing following the 2006 season but that decision was expedited one year to allow the IRL to move to a common engine for the upcoming season.

Yes Toyota come to Michigan - Business - International Herald Tribune
In another era Jennifer Granholm's courtship of Toyota would have been considered heresy for a governor of a state where American automakers and their suppliers fueled the economic engine for decades. But with General Motors and Ford Motor cutting thousands of jobs closing plants and eliminating benefits for the shrinking number of workers still employed the governor is vowing to "go anywhere do anything" to find investment for her state.

Questions surround Camry assembly
Toyota is considering making 100 000 Camry sedans per year at a plant in Indiana — a plan that would require the automaker to either drastically increase car sales or add a new model to its plant in Georgetown Ky. In October Toyota bought 8.7 percent of Subaru owner Fuji Heavy Industries from General Motors and since then officials at Subaru and Toyota have been discussing how to use the Subaru of Indiana Automotive plant in ...

Asian Stocks Advance on U.S. Consumer Confidence; Toyota Climbs (Bloomberg.com)
Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose, with Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average set for its biggest annual advance since 1986. Toyota Motor Corp. climbed to a record after reports showed U.S. consumer confidence and retail sales gained.

Michigan's Job No. 1: Recovery
DETROIT Dec. 26 - In another era Jennifer M. Granholm's courtship of would have been considered heresy for the governor of where American automakers and their suppliers fueled the economic engine for decades.

Toyota Finance to acquire Nippon Life's credit card unit (The Auto Channel)
TOKYO December 29, 2005; Japan Today reported that Toyota Finance Corp, a financial firm affiliated with Toyota Motor Corp, said Wednesday it has agreed with Nippon Life Insurance Co to acquire the leading life insurer's credit card subsidiary, Nissay Card Service Co, next spring.

Toyota avoiding unions (Autoblog)
Filed under: Trends If Governor Jennifer Granholm has done her job, Toyota Motor Company will build an engine-transmission plant in Michigan. Unfortunately for Detroit, it will be as far away from UAW strongholds as possible, which means that the manufacturing jobs Detroit so desperately needs won't be arriving. As one of the finalists in the race for the plant, Michigan is only as

Michigan?s Job No. 1: Recovery
DETROIT Dec. 26 — In another era Jennifer M. Granholm’s courtship of Toyota would have been considered heresy for the governor of Michigan where American automakers and their suppliers fueled the economic engine for decades. But with General Motors and the Ford Motor Company cutting thousands of jobs closing plants and eliminating benefits for the shrinking number of workers still employed the governor is vowing to “go anywhere do anything” to find investment for her ...

Toyota Likely To Overtake BMW In S. Korea's Imported Auto MKT (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. (TSE:7203) is on pace to unseat Germany's luxury car maker BMW as the leading seller of imported cars in South Korea for this year, according to sales data Friday.

Tokyo stocks gain on profit hopes, Toyota up (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
TOKYO, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei share average rose 0.42 percent at the start of trade on Friday as investors bought blue-chip stocks such as Toyota Motor Corp. on expectations of strong profits in 2006.

TOYOTA LIKELY TO OVERTAKE BMW IN S. KOREA'S IMPORTED AUTO MKT (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)
Statistics Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. (TSE:7203) is on pace to unseat Germany's luxury car maker BMW as the leading seller of imported cars in South Korea for this year, according to sales data Friday.

Mich. governor courts Toyota
Employees leave the General Motors Lansing Metal Center at the end of a shift last month. The governor touts the state's many skilled autoworkers as a potential benefit for Toyota. (AP / Al Goldis) In another era Jennifer Granholm's courtship of Toyota would have been considered heresy for the governor of a state where American automakers and their suppliers fueled Michigan's economic engine for decades.

Michigan thinks about the previously unthinkable: A Toyota plant - Business - International Herald Tribune
In another era Jennifer Granholm's courtship of Toyota would have been considered heresy for a governor of a state where American automakers and their suppliers fueled the economic engine for decades. But with General Motors and Ford Motor cutting thousands of jobs closing plants and eliminating benefits for the shrinking number of workers still employed the governor is vowing to "go anywhere do anything" to find investment for her state.

Asian Stocks Climb on U.S. Consumer Confidence; Toyota Advances (Bloomberg.com)
Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose, with Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average set for its biggest annual advance since 1986. Toyota Motor Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. climbed to records after reports showed U.S. consumer confidence and retail sales gained more than expected.

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