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U.S. auto workers' union members stage rally against Toyota

WASHINGTON, United States - Members of the National Transport Workers Union and the U.S. Auto Workers union stage a rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Jan. 28, 2010, protesting Toyota Motor Corp.'s plan to close its joint venture plant called NUMMI in California.

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U.S. auto workers' union members stage rally against Toyota

WASHINGTON, United States - Members of the National Transport Workers Union and the U.S. Auto Workers union stage a rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Jan. 28, 2010, protesting Toyota Motor Corp.'s plan to close its joint venture plant called NUMMI in California. (Kyodo)

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Toyota mulls closing Prizm assembly lines in U.S.

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. is considering closing assembly lines for the Prizm model at the Fremont, CA plant of New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI), a joint venture with General Motors Corp. of the United States, due to weak sales of the model in the U.S., company officials said in Nagoya on Aug. 14. About 45,000 Prizm subcompact cars were assembled last year.