Yukitoshi Funo, Toyota Motor Corporation Executive Vice President, left, and Taizo Chigira, Toyota Motor Korea CEO, pose with a Toyota Camry Hybrid during a ceremony to launch the company's business in South Korea, at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp. , the world's largest carmaker, began selling its flagship Toyota brand in South Korea Tuesday in a move some analysts say could eat into Hyundai Motor Co.'s dominance of the local market. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Yukitoshi Funo, Toyota Motor Corporation Executive Vice President, left, and Taizo Chigira, Toyota Motor Korea CEO, pose with a Toyota Camry Hybrid during a ceremony to launch the company's business in South Korea, at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp. , the world's largest carmaker, began selling its flagship Toyota brand in South Korea Tuesday in a move some analysts say could eat into Hyundai Motor Co.'s dominance of the local market.

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  1. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 05: Customers shop for Toyota vehicles at a dealership on November 5, 2009 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. Surprising many analysts, Toyota Motor Corporation reported a return to profit today with net profits of 21.8 billion yen, or $232 million for the second quarter.
  2. TOKYO - NOVEMBER 04: Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda speaks during a press conference at Toyota's head office on November 4, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Toyota announced their withdrawal from Formula One racing as a result of financial losses suffered during the global recession.
  3. CHIBA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 21: Toyota Motor Corporation's two-seat supercar 'LFA' is on display during the 41st Tokyo Motor Show at Makuhari Messe on October 21, 2009 in Chiba, Japan. The Show, open to the public from October 24 to November 4 will feature 39 world premieres and 21 Japan premieres. The exhibitors are 2 governments, 2 organization and 108 companies from 10 countries and 1 region.

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  1. Yukitoshi Funo, Toyota Motor Corporation Executive Vice President, left, and Taizo Chigira, Toyota Motor Korea CEO, pose with a Toyota Camry Hybrid during a ceremony to launch the company's business in South Korea, at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp., the world's largest carmaker, began selling its flagship Toyota brand in South Korea Tuesday in a move some analysts say could eat into Hyundai Motor Co.'s dominance of the local market.
  2. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 05: A customer shops for Toyota vehicles at a dealership on November 5, 2009 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. Surprising many analysts, Toyota Motor Corporation reported a return to profit today with net profits of 21.8 billion yen, or $232 million for the second quarter.
  3. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 05: Customers shop for Toyota vehicles at a dealership on November 5, 2009 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. Surprising many analysts, Toyota Motor Corporation reported a return to profit today with net profits of 21.8 billion yen, or $232 million for the second quarter.
  4. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 05: Customers shop for Toyota vehicles at a dealership on November 5, 2009 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. Surprising many analysts, Toyota Motor Corporation reported a return to profit today with net profits of 21.8 billion yen, or $232 million for the second quarter.
  5. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 05: Customers shop for Toyota vehicles at a dealership on November 5, 2009 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. Surprising many analysts, Toyota Motor Corporation reported a return to profit today with net profits of 21.8 billion yen, or $232 million for the second quarter.
  6. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 05: A customer shops for Toyota vehicles at a dealership on November 5, 2009 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. Surprising many analysts, Toyota Motor Corporation reported a return to profit today with net profits of 21.8 billion yen, or $232 million for the second quarter.
  7. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 05: A salesman walks the floor of a Toyota dealership on November 5, 2009 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. Surprising many analysts, Toyota Motor Corporation reported a return to profit today with net profits of 21.8 billion yen, or $232 million for the second quarter.
  8. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 05: Customers shop for Toyota vehicles at a dealership on November 5, 2009 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. Surprising many analysts, Toyota Motor Corporation reported a return to profit today with net profits of 21.8 billion yen, or $232 million for the second quarter.
  9. A model poses next to Hyundai Motor Co.'s new Sonata during the unveiling ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. The sedan new Sonata, equipped with a 1,998cc engine, is priced from 21.3 million won (US$17,600) to 25.95 million won (US$21,450).
  10. Visitors look at Hyundai Motor Co.'s new Sonata during an unveiling ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. The sedan is priced from 21.3 million won to 25.95 million won. (US$17,600 - US$21,450).
  11. Models pose next to Hyundai Motor Co.'s new Sonata during an unveiling ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. The sedan is priced from 21.3 million won to 25.95 million won. (US$17,600 - US$21,450).
  12. Hyundai Motor Group Vice Chairman Chung Eui-sun speaks at an unveiling ceremony for a new model of its flagship mid-sized sedan, Sonata, in Seoul September 17, 2009. The revamped Sonata, which will include a hybrid version, launched the same week recently appointed Vice Chairman Chung Eui-sun, the 38-year-old son of Hyundai Motor Group chairman Chung Mong-koo, said the car maker wanted to be the industry's "eco leader".
  13. NOSOVICE, CZECH REPUBLIC - NOVEMBER 06: Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech carmaker presents a new Kia Venga minivan on November 6, 2009 in Nosovice, Czech Republic. Kia Motors, a daughter company of Hyundai Motor Company, will start to sell Kia Venga cars on the Czech market from December 1, 2009.
  14. NOSOVICE, CZECH REPUBLIC - NOVEMBER 06: New Kia Venga minivan cars on the production line during the official presentation at the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech carmaker on November 6, 2009 in Nosovice, Czech Republic. Kia Motors, a daughter company of Hyundai Motor Company, will start to sell Kia Venga cars on the Czech market from December 1, 2009.
  15. NOSOVICE, CZECH REPUBLIC - NOVEMBER 06: New Kia Venga minivan cars on the production line during the official presentation at the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech carmaker on November 6, 2009 in Nosovice, Czech Republic. Kia Motors, a daughter company of Hyundai Motor Company, will start to sell Kia Venga cars on the Czech market from December 1, 2009.
  16. NOSOVICE, CZECH REPUBLIC - NOVEMBER 06: Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech carmaker presents a new Kia Venga minivan on November 6, 2009 in Nosovice, Czech Republic. Kia Motors, a daughter company of Hyundai Motor Company, will start to sell Kia Venga cars on the Czech market from December 1, 2009.

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