Toshiyuki Shiga, COO of Japan's auto giant Nissan Motor, delivers a speech during a press conference at the headquarters in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo, on November 4, 2009. Nissan slashed its full-year loss forecast after eking out a profit in the first half, helped by rising sales in China and government subsidies for fuel-efficient cars. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

Toshiyuki Shiga, COO of Japan's auto giant Nissan Motor, delivers a speech during a press conference at the headquarters in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo, on November 4, 2009. Nissan slashed its full-year loss forecast after eking out a profit in the first half, helped by rising sales in China and government subsidies for fuel-efficient cars.

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  2. Toyota Motor Corp's "Prius Plug-in Hybrid" is displayed at its showroom in Tokyo December 14, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp will begin selling "affordable" plug-in hybrid cars in 2011, upping the ante on General Motors and Nissan Motor as they aim to take the lead in the field of rechargeable cars.
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  5. Nissan president and CEO Carlos Ghosn speaks to the audience during a news conference in Lisbon December 8, 2009.
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  7. Nissan president and CEO Carlos Ghosn speaks to the audience during a conference in Lisbon December 8, 2009.
  8. Nissan president and CEO Carlos Ghosn (R) talks with Portugal Prime Minister Jose Socrates after a conference in Lisbon December 8, 2009.
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  10. Researcher Xavier Nissan seen in his laboratory at the Institute for Stem cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-Stem) in Evry, near Paris November 27, 2009. The team has succeeded in grafting epidermis from human embryonic stem cells onto mice in order to produce temporary skin substitutes for patients awaiting skin grafts.
  11. Researcher Xavier Nissan seen in his laboratory at the Institute for Stem cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-Stem) in Evry, near Paris November 27, 2009. The team has succeeded in grafting epidermis from human embryonic stem cells onto mice in order to produce temporary skin substitutes for patients awaiting skin grafts.
  12. Researcher Xavier Nissan is seen seen in his laboratory at the Institute for Stem cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-Stem) in Evry, near Paris November 27, 2009. The team has succeeded in grafting epidermis from human embryonic stem cells onto mice in order to produce temporary skin substitutes for patients awaiting skin grafts.
  13. Researcher Xavier Nissan is seen seen in his laboratory at the Institute for Stem cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-Stem) in Evry, near Paris November 27, 2009. The team has succeeded in grafting epidermis from human embryonic stem cells onto mice in order to produce temporary skin substitutes for patients awaiting skin grafts.
  14. Researcher Xavier Nissan is seen seen in his laboratory at the Institute for Stem cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-Stem) in Evry, near Paris November 27, 2009. The team has succeeded in grafting epidermis from human embryonic stem cells onto mice in order to produce temporary skin substitutes for patients awaiting skin grafts.
  15. Researcher Xavier Nissan is seen seen in his laboratory at the Institute for Stem cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-Stem) in Evry, near Paris November 27, 2009. The team has succeeded in grafting epidermis from human embryonic stem cells onto mice in order to produce temporary skin substitutes for patients awaiting skin grafts.
  16. Researcher Xavier Nissan is seen seen in his laboratory at the Institute for Stem cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-Stem) in Evry, near Paris November 27, 2009. The team has succeeded in grafting epidermis from human embryonic stem cells onto mice in order to produce temporary skin substitutes for patients awaiting skin grafts.

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