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NAGOYA, Japan Toyota says it's shaping up to be a happy New Year.
Toyota see's U.S. sales climbing higher in 2008 despite an overall market slump. Trends suggest that Toyota Motor Corp. will post higher sales than General Motors this year and next.
President Katsuaki Watanabe gave the upbeat outlook at a Christmas Day news briefing, saying global group sales would rise 5 percent to 9.85 million units next year.
Toyota's ambitious forecast easily tops GM's all-time annual sales record of 9.5 million vehicles, posted in 1978. And even this year, Toyota is closing in on the mark.
It expects worldwide sales to have climbed 6 percent to 9.36 million vehicles in 2007, including group companies Daihatsu and Hino.
Meanwhile, global production is seen rising 5 percent to 9.95 million units next year, from an estimated 9.51 million units in 2007, Watanabe said.
The sales and production outlook could put Toyota on pace to oust GM as the worlds biggest carmaker this year. And they likely ensure the lead will widen in 2008.
General Motors has not released full-year sales or production forecasts for 2008.
But GM sees 2007 global production below Toyota's, at 9.259 million units. And it has already predicted output to fall 2.4 percent in the first quarter of 2008.
Next year, total U.S. market volume will be as bad as this year�s or worse, thanks to the subprime loan problem and soaring gasoline prices, Watanabe said.
But Toyota, including Lexus and Scion, will still eke a 1 percent sales gain to 2.64 million units in North America for 2008, he predicts.
In fact, Toyota expects sales to increase in every region next year, except Japan.
In the dismal domestic market, sales fell short of Toyota's 1.72 million unit target in 2007 and are expected to languish unchanged at 1.6 million vehicles in 2008.
Toyota hit another production milestone in 2007. For the first time, the Japanese company made more cars overseas than at home. It is part of Toyota's build near demand strategy.
Foreign production climbed 11 percent to 4.31 million vehicles, while domestic output added a modest 1 percent to 4.23 million units.

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Interesting. From a global perspective Toyota is expanding, and just like the US big 3 is suffering in the US market.

Red

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For some reason yota's growth just does not come as a big surprise.

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no suprise here. they are f*cking everywhere, on every other driveway and riddle the freeways, shopping centers, you name it, there's a toyota. doesn't matter. i love what i drive and love it even more knowing it only gets better in stages!

btw, saw the new 08 gayota sequoia and to my suprise its just as ugly as a tundra. it looks like a regular cab tundra with a bed cap. can you say fugly?

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Hey I love the look of the new Tundra, I mean who doesn't want to drive a truck that looks like the afterbirth of a Mongolian gang fvck.

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i still feel they look ugly. i've always felt the front was ugly

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born 12/3, purchased 1/4 '04 Smoke SE KC PRG MT kit, CST spindles, PRG Spec'd SAWs 2.5" C/Os w/Eibachs, SAW Airbumps, CST carrier bearing, 37x12.5x17 Pro Comp Extreme All-Terrains, American Racing Mojave Teflons, HID low beams, Magnaflow custom exhaust, Injen CAI Filter, ID FRP prerunner fenders, front windshield tinted, Optima Yellow Top, Pioneer AVH-4100DVD w/ipod adapter connected to 80gb iPod, Sirius, HD radio tuner, Hertz 6.5" Components front, Boston 6.5" rear, Boston G1 10" subs, tech12 sub enclosure, Alpine amps, Eclipse BEC106 backup camera, TrueTrac, regeared from 2.94s to 4.11s, CTW TT prerunner fiberglass bedsides, Giant Motorsports under axle conversion kit w/64" deavers (21" rear travel) with Giant custom built rear bedcage and KING 3.0 bypass shocks...

VIDS!!! http://vimeo.com/groups/h00ligan/videos

Ha, glad you liked that one, its my granddad's line. That Tundra may be an okay truck but damn it is ugly.

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05 kc le 4x4 mods: Vk-pro, Injen intake, Dre coilovers, infinity steering wheel and console. needs: this list is way to long

LOL, That's a good one.

Toyota seems to build the most unpassionate, not to mention ugly vehicles on the road. Even after driving the Tundra and that nice power it still felt soulless. I think the best quote I have ever read about them was "Toyota's are the best vehicle to buy, for those that do not know what they want." Outside of that not sure why they are so popular.

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.... Toyota's vehicles are of very good quality, but they seem to also have more of an "appliance" look and feel ..... What do I think of the new Tundra, you ask? .... Having spent zero time in a new one and having been no closer to actually touching one than about 25 feet, I'd have to say the new Tundra is the big, powerful pick-up truck that American's asked for .... I like 'em.

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