Japan's 10 automakers expect 2009 losses to cross $10B

Japan's 10 automakers expect 2009 losses to cross $10B

Hit hard by plummeting auto sales worldwide and the strength of the yen, Japan's 10 automakers predicted that their combined losses for fiscal 2008 -- $3.35 billion -- will more than triple to $10.48 billion this fiscal year. "We've begun to see the bottom, but there's no sign of recovery," Mitsubishi Motors President Osamu Masuko said.

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