Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average, Topix Fall; Toyota, Mizuho Lead Decline

(Bloomberg) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average
fell 45.90, or 0.3 percent, to 17,812.52 at 9:02 a.m. in Tokyo.
The broader Topix index dropped 3.19, or 0.2 percent, to
1,750.84.

Toyota Motor Corp. and Mizuho Financial Group Inc. led the
declines.


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Toyota, Ford post strong China vehicle sales

(Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp. sold 212,000 vehicles during the period, up 77 percent from a year earlier, powered by brisk demand for its Camry sedans, the best-selling car in the United States in eight of the past nine years.




Toyota, the world's biggest car maker, rolled out its first China-made Camry in May 2006 from a new plant in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, to wrest customers away from competing models such as Honda Motor's Accord.


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Japanese Shares Rise as Yen Weakens; Honda Leads Gains, Bridgestone Jumps

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks advanced, helping
the Nikkei 225 Stock Average rebound from a four-day slide,
after the yen reversed a strengthening trend and some U.S.
investment houses said they see few risks of widespread turmoil
in credit markets.

Honda Motor Co. jumped 2.3 percent, after sliding 1.6
percent during the past three sessions as the yen strengthened
and a weakening U.S. housing market increased concern consumer
demand would be curbed and that investors would favor bonds over
stocks. Toyota Motor Corp. rose after Goldman, Sachs & Co.
lifted its recommendation on the shares to ``buy.''


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Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average, Topix Index Fall; Toyota, Sony Lead Drop

(Bloomberg) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average
fell 73.50, or 0.4 percent, to 18,115.13 at 9:02 a.m. in Tokyo.
The broader Topix index dropped 6.13, or 0.3 percent, to
1777.86.

Toyota Motor Corp. and Sony Corp. led the declines.


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Chrysler pushes for more efficient truck design

(Reuters) - The Ram trucks remain Chrysler's best-selling vehicles and
accounted for about 17 percent of the automaker's overall sales
in 2006.




As the No. 4 automaker prepares to launch a revamped pickup
truck line to go up against newer, competing offerings from
General Motors Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. ,
improving fuel efficiency is a key part of the design process,
according to Chrysler Group Vice President Ralph Gilles.


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Asian Stocks Rebound From Two-Week Low on Fed Report; Toyota, Samsung Gain

(Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rebounded from a two-
week low as U.S. retail sales jumped and bond yields dropped
after the Federal Reserve's Beige Book survey showed the world's
biggest economy was growing without stoking inflation.

Toyota Motor Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. advanced as
concern eased that demand in the region's largest export market
will slow. BHP Billiton Ltd. led mining shares higher after
metals prices climbed.


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Japan's Shares Climb, Led by Sony, After U.S. Spending Jumps, Yen Weakens

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks rose after U.S.
retail sales jumped by the most in more than a year and bond
yields dropped. Exporters including Sony Corp. led gains on
speculation higher consumer spending and lower borrowing costs
in Japan's largest overseas market will lift profits.

Exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. also got a boost after
the yen weakened to the lowest against the dollar since 2002,
and the Federal Reserve said in its Beige Book survey the U.S.
economy is growing without stoking inflation, helping push bond
yields lower.


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Japan Shares Rise; Toyota, Inpex, Sekisui House Gain, Fast Retailing Falls

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks rose, led by
automotive-related shares such as Toyota Motor Corp., as concern
eased a slowdown in the U.S. economy will drag on the companies'
profit growth.

Energy producers advanced after the price of crude oil
climbed above $66 a barrel in New York.


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GM's relations with suppliers improving: study

(Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
were rated first and second respectively and held
broad leads over others as automakers that North American auto
parts suppliers most want to do business with, it found.




Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. finished third and
DaimlerChrysler AG fourth in the study.


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GM, Ford Trounce Toyota's Shares, Bonds; Chrysler Buyout Buoys Investors

(Bloomberg) -- In case you missed it, General Motors
Corp. and Ford Motor Co. outperformed Toyota Motor Corp. in the
stock market the past 12 months. The next year may be no
different as Cerberus Capital Management LP seeks to turn
Chrysler around.

Armed with a $12 billion war chest, the private-equity firm
can take a hard line in July-to-September labor contract talks
with the United Auto Workers. That will benefit all of the Big
Three U.S. automakers because contract settlements at one company
usually form the basis for agreements at others, analysts said.


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Japan's Nikkei Stock Average, Topix Index Drop; Toyota, Canon Lead Decline

(Bloomberg) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average
fell 65.95, or 0.4 percent, to 17,521.64 at 9:02 a.m. in Tokyo.
The broader Topix index slid 5.87, or 0.3 percent, to
1718.51.

Toyota Motor Corp. and Canon Inc. led the declines.


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