Asia Markets: Financials, Toyota drag Tokyo stocks (Market Watch)
Japanese shares faltered after opening higher as worries about a slowing global economy dragged on banks such as Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, while Toyota Motor Corp. declined on a report the auto giant planned to cut its 2009 sales target.
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-08-20 23:38 Toyota Motor to cut 2009 global sales goal to 9.8 mln units - report (Interactive Investor)
TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Toyota Motor Corp plans to trim its global sales target for 2009 to around 9.8 million vehicles amid slowing demand in major markets, the Nikkei reported on Thursday, without citing sources.
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-08-19 23:30 Toyota Motor to hike prices of some domestic models by 1-3 percent - report (Interactive Investor)
TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japan's largest automaker Toyota Motor Corp will hike the price of some domestically sold hybrids and commercial vehicles by around 1-3 percent in September, the Nikkei reported on Wednesday, without citing sources.
Japan Stocks Fall on Bank Loss Concern; Matsushita, Toyota Drop (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's stocks fell for a second day as concerns mounted that global financial companies will report more losses and the nation's biggest export market may falter.
Toyota mulls price hikes as costs soar (AFP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it was considering raising its prices in response to soaring material costs, following a report that it is preparing to announce hikes in Japan for next month.
CEVA Logistics Receives '2008 Kaizen Challenge Award' From Toyota Motor Sales (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
CEVA Logistics, one of the leading supply chain companies in the world, was recognized as the recipient of two "Kaizen Challenge Awards" by Toyota Motor Sales at its annual Logistics Partner meeting, for the second consecutive year.
Nikkei falls 0.1 pct; exporters down on economy woes (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average dipped 0.1 percent on Wednesday, with Toyota Motor and other exporters sliding on the bleak global economic outlook, while bank shares fell on worries about the U.S. financial system.
Nikkei hits 1-month low as financial fears weigh (The Economic Times)
Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.3 percent to a one-month low on Wednesday, with bank shares such as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group hit by worries about the US financial system.