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Toyota sees 2008 global output expanding

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Sat Dec 15, 2007 10:14pm EST

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Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe leaves the stage after presenting the iQ concept vehicle during the 40th Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo October 24, 2007. Toyota expects its global production in 2008 to expand to about 9.9 million vehicles, about 500,000 units more than the projection for this year, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) expects its global production in 2008 to expand to about 9.9 million vehicles, about 500,000 units more than the projection for this year, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.

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The expected growth in global output is due to continuing robust sales in China, the Middle East and other emerging economies, the paper said.

Toyota is set to unseat General Motors Corp GM.N as the world's biggest car maker by sales volume this year.

No one at Toyota could be reached for comment.

(Reporting by Aiko Hayashi; Editing by Alan Raybould)
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