The top automakers reported Wednesday a sharp plunge in production for January, the latest evidence of how severely the mainstay auto industry is being hit by the global slowdown.
Toyota Motor Corp. said its worldwide production slid 39.1 percent from a year earlier to 487,984 vehicles in January.
Its domestic production was down 34.6 percent, while overseas output dived 44.2 percent.
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