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May 10, 2013

Japan automakers step on profit accelerator
Tokyo (AFP) May 10, 2013
Japan's automakers have wrapped up the latest earnings season on a high note, booking mostly healthy profits as a weak yen, cost-cutting and strong demand in the US and Asia inflated their bottom line. The results cement a recovery after the quake-tsunami disaster two years ago devastated sales and production, although a more recent diplomatic dispute between Tokyo and Beijing - and subsequent boycott of Japanese products - weighed on sales in China, the world's biggest vehicle market. The dis ... read more

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