Toyota opens 2nd plant in Canada, bullish on N. America market

Toyota opens 2nd plant in Canada, bullish on N. America market

WOODSTOCK, Canada - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe (C in front) and Canadian Minister of Industry Tony Clement (R in front) join a photo session Dec. 4 during an opening ceremony for Toyota's second car plant in Woodstock in Canada's Ontario.

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