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Toyota Boosts April-September Output Target

Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.TO) has decided to lift its worldwide production goal for Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the April-September half by about 150,000 units to slightly more than 4.5 million, the Nikkei reported in its Thursday morning edition.When outputs by group firms Daihatsu Motor Co. (7262.TO) and Hino Motors Ltd. (7205.TO) are combined, Toyota's consolidated global output will now likely beat its standing 2013 goal of 9.94 million units--and could even breach the 10 million annual unit line for the first time by any automaker in the world.According to plans Toyota had presented to its major suppliers by Wednesday, the leading Japanese automaker will boost its domestic output in the six-month period by roughly 150,000 units to around 1.65 million.The company has upgraded production plans because its all-new Crown launched late last year and Aqua subcompact hybrid have been enjoying strong sales. Its exports of sport-utility vehicles from Japan to North America and the Middle E...

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