| Toyota Motor Corp. revealed its 25th straight month of | | | | more than 9.2 million than General Motors Corp. |
| bliss in the auto industry. It has been more than two | | | | estimated production this year. GM has not divulged its |
| years for Toyota's growth in the automobile production | | | | target production for next year but it was burdened to |
| worldwide. In fact, critics are saying that Toyota could | | | | scale back production after seeing its market shares |
| dethrone General Motors in its reign as the largest | | | | eroded by Toyota and other Asian car manufacturers. |
| automaker around the globe. | | | | Toyota's closest Japanese rival is Nissan Motor Co., an |
| Toyota reported that its global production totaled | | | | ally of Renault SA of France. Nissan's global production |
| 736,003 vehicles in November, up by 12.3 percent from | | | | dropped by 1.1 percent to 291,737 vehicles in |
| the same month last year. Moreover, its overseas | | | | November compared to its previous year's record. It |
| production increased by 10.5 percent to 350,300 and its | | | | has also reported a decrease by 4.9 percent to |
| domestic production increased by 14.1 percent to | | | | 106,163 vehicles in Japan while its overseas production |
| 385,703. It can be recalled that oil fluctuation led to the | | | | increased by 1.3 percent to 185,574 vehicles. The |
| shift of consumers to fuel-efficient cars like Prius | | | | automaker is famed for its Nissan auto body parts, |
| hybrid, Camry and Corolla compact. | | | | which are engineered for sophistication and durability. |
| The success of the automaker can be attributed to | | | | Another competent rival of Toyota is Honda Motor Co. |
| the quality of its OEM, aftermarket and Toyota auto | | | | The latter reported a 10.6 percent increase to 328,792 |
| replacement parts. Camry, for one, maintain its | | | | vehicles in the worldwide production in November. So |
| best-selling standing in the United States market for | | | | far, this is the 16th month of on-year growth for the |
| eight of the last nine years now. | | | | automaker, which is concentrating on its genuine |
| Last week, the automaker's executives in Japan | | | | Honda car parts. Honda's domestic production |
| divulged the 9.42 million vehicles production target for | | | | increased by 15.0 percent to 126,534 and its overseas |
| 2007. The figure is 4 percent more over the 9.04 | | | | output rose by 8.1 percent to 202,258 vehicles. |
| million vehicles it expects to produce for 2006 and | | | | |