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\f0\b\fs24 \cf2 BY JIM FLINK \b0 \uc0\u8232
\b ANCHOR \'a0LOGAN TITTLE \b0 \
\uc0\u8232 Cue the music -- for the tune \'93On the Road Again.\'94 \'a0Or -- \'93back in
the saddle again.\'94\u8232 Anyway you sing it, Japan\'92s Toyota Motor Company, is back
in the high life. \'a0\u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-autos-toyota-comeback-20121124,0,3166614,full.story"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 The Los Angeles Times\'92}} Jerry Hirsch reports...\uc0\u8232 \u8232
\b \'93Toyota is likely to sell 9.7 million vehicles this year, surpassing second-place
General Motors Co. by more than 1 million vehicles and setting a record for annual auto
sales. That's generating huge profits, with earnings tripling in the latest quarter to
$3.2 billion and sales surging almost 20% compared with a year earlier.\'94
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 Talk about a roller coaster.\u8232 Toyota has certainly been on
one.\u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/11/24/does-toyotas-strength-make-it-a-buy.aspx"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 The Motley Fool}} takes a look
back at the company\'92s crazy ride.\uc0\u8232 \u8232
\b \'93...over the past few years, Toyota has faced a sea of troubles: First, a recall
scandal dented its previously formidable reputation for quality. Then, just as it was beginning
to recover, a massive tsunami in northern Japan decimated its supplier network and left
some of its assembly lines idled for months.\'94 \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 In fact, Toyota just
issued another recall. \'a0{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.nbcnews.com/business/toyota-honda-beset-recalls-2012-1C7227554"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 NBC News}} reports....\uc0\u8232 \u8232
\b \'93The latest problem involves 140,000 Toyota Tacoma pickups which, the maker says,
could experience corrosion severe enough that their space tires could fall off while driving.
\'a0The announcement comes barely a month after Toyota revealed it would have to recall
7.5 million vehicles worldwide due to faulty power window switches that could catch fire
... It was the largest single recall in the maker\'92s history.\'94
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 Still, Toyota\'92s long-standing reputation of quality seems to be overshadowing
its short-term issues.\u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.newser.com/story/158147/toyota-to-regain-title-of-no-1-automaker.html"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 Newser}} reports, this surge for Toyota is coming from none other than
the good ol\'92 U. S. of A.\uc0\u8232 \u8232 \b \'93...Toyota has sold 1.7 million cars
and trucks, up an impressive 30%. That's 14.4% of the market, making Toyota the No. 1 brand
here in retail sales \'85 \'a0a well-received lineup of 11 new or redesigned vehicles, including
the Prius, seems to have overcome the negative headlines.\'94
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 Add to that the fact, Toyota has found a resurgence in a place which
had recently gone cold - China.\u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-22/japan-carmakers-plan-china-growth-as-partner-says-worst-is-over.html"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 Bloomberg}} reports...\uc0\u8232 \u8232
\b \'93Toyota will introduce 20 new models to China in the next three years... Japanese
automakers reported a plunge in China deliveries in September and October, as Chinese consumers
shunned their cars after tensions escalated over the group of disputed islands known as
Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China.\'94 \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 Shares of Toyota stock
are up $20 per share from a year ago, now trading in the $85 per share range.\
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