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During World War II, battle cruisers operated as small battleships, combining in one vessel maximum qualities of gun caliber, armor protection, and Prado (Lexus GX The Lexus GX 470 is a mid-size luxury SUV sold in North American markets by Toyota's luxury division, Lexus. The GX was introduced as a 2003 model in November 2002. The GX was released at the same time as the now-defunct Lincoln Aviator, another of its competitors. 470), Will VC [687N], Active Mini Wagon wagon: see carriage. wagon Four-wheeled vehicle designed to be drawn by draft animals. Wagons have been used from the 1st century BC; early examples used spoked wheels with metal rims, pivoted front axles, and linchpins to secure the wheels. [718N] and Hilux Surf (4-Runner), Toyota group's domestic production is expected to contract by 3% to 3.78 million units, due partly to an accelerated local sourcing in export markets. Toyota, however, plans to start exporting subcompact models such as the bB [662N] and AMW AMW America's Most Wanted (TV show) AMW Air Mobility Wing AMW Amphibious Warfare AMW Ask Me Why (Beatles song) AMW Angewandte Medienwissenschaft (German: Applied Media Studies) [747N] as early as 2003 with eyes on the sizeable U.S. youth market under the Scion sci·on n. 1. A descendant or heir. 2. also ci·on A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting. brand. Nissan Noun 1. Nissan - the seventh month of the civil year; the first month of the ecclesiastic year (in March and April) Nisan Hebrew calendar, Jewish calendar - (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the Creation of the witnessed a domestic sales drop of 6.5% through February. Nissan will l aunch the all-new March [MM] and Cube [YY] subcompacts, derived de·rive v. de·rived, de·riv·ing, de·rives v.tr. 1. To obtain or receive from a source. 2. from the B-platform shared with Renault Re·nault , Jean Louis 1843-1918. French jurist who represented France at The Hague Conference of 1907. He shared the 1907 Nobel Peace Prize. . Honda honda a quick release metal eyelet for the end of a lariat. When the restrained animal is no longer required it is not necessary to slacken off the loop and pull it over the head—a very great advantage when working with wild cattle or unbroken horses. , Japan's second largest automaker, was the only one of Japan's top five automakers to post gain in overall sales. In the midst of uncertainty in the Japanese Japanese (jăp'ənēz`), language of uncertain origin that is spoken by more than 125 million people, most of whom live in Japan. There are also many speakers of Japanese in the Ryukyu Islands, Korea, Taiwan, parts of the United States, and economic future, light vehicle production will continue to contract through the balance of the year, dropping 2% to 8.95 million units. DaimlerChrysler Group 1Q-02 2Q-02 2002CY Y/Y% JT41/44 (Lancer/Airtrek/Dingo/Dion) 46,696 49,956 203,871 23% CK (Pajero/Challenger/Hyundai: 62,722 59,897 228,603 -20% Galloper) DZ (Chariot Grandis/Kia: Carster/ 9,741 8,609 34,515 -30% Santamo) FF (eK Wagon/Minica/Kia: Visto 77,863 58,014 261,402 -7% Atoz) FR (Minicab/Pajero IO) 29,370 24,894 103,018 2% MG (Mirage/Lancer/Libero) 10,795 8,829 34,493 -41% Other 13,435 43,725 68,308 -26% Total DaimlerChrysler Group 250,622 253,926 934,210 -9% Ford Group 1Q-02 2Q-02 2002CY Y/Y% D (Demio) 18,412 5,856 23,998 -71% B2 (Demio) 0 14,208 56,030 N/A E (Bongo Van/Bongo Friendee/Kia 45,688 45,735 181,198 -4% Bongo) J07 (Roadster/RXB) 14,240 8,736 41,677 7% J16 (MPV) 29,643 21,869 98,269 11% J25 (Capella) 13,771 11,452 56,368 -29% CDW27/CD132 (Atenza) 2,360 17,623 60,346 N/A J55 (Familia) 66,617 53,763 222,975 -18% J76 (Millenia) 6,424 4,284 19,616 -23% U204 (Tribute) 6,504 5,568 24,290 -17% Other 8,964 638 5,250 -16% Total Ford Group 212,353 189,732 790,017 -3% Honda 1Q-02 2Q-02 2002CY Y/Y % CS (Civic/Integra/Stream/Step 127,391 121,890 481,076 11% Wagon/CRV) GSP (Fit/Mobillo/PY/HRV) 83,358 68,412 293,769 N/A KC/SG (Acty/Vamos/Life/That's) 75,017 65,447 270,943 -8% NE/UA (Accord) 23,818 21,990 107,446 -17% PC (Odyssey) 15,141 14,358 67,047 -12% Other 12,675 11,109 46,449 -78% Total Honda 337,400 303,206 1,266,730 -1% Toyota Group 1Q-02 2Q-02 2002CY 038N (Estima/Ipsum/Voxy/Granvia) 120,587 105,771 443,103 180N/181N (Mark II/Verossa) 21,599 19,253 80,443 190N (RAV4) 60,766 50,877 205,805 300N (Camry/Window/Kluger/Harrier) 129,494 104,603 456,573 330N (Corolla/Will Vs/Prius/Cellca) 126,379 119,327 493,669 NBC (Vitz/b8/Pratz/funcargo/AMW) 151,855 132,573 553,047 SUV (Land Cruiser/Prado/Hilux Surf) 94,320 79,818 366,724 S (Crown/Aristo/Brevis/Progres) 32,947 33,703 137,866 L (Daihatsu: Max/Move/Mira/Copen) 82,627 83,375 346,410 X316 (Daihatsu: Atrai/Hijet) 36,785 36,778 149,528 Other 168,244 134,824 565,021 Total Toyota Group 1,025,603 900,902 3,796,109 Toyota Group Y/Y % 038N (Estima/Ipsum/Voxy/Granvia) 81% 180N/181N (Mark II/Verossa) 9% 190N (RAV4) -8% 300N (Camry/Window/Kluger/Harrier) 60% 330N (Corolla/Will Vs/Prius/Cellca) 21% NBC (Vitz/b8/Pratz/funcargo/AMW) -6% SUV (Land Cruiser/Prado/Hilux Surf) 3% S (Crown/Aristo/Brevis/Progres) -16% L (Daihatsu: Max/Move/Mira/Copen) -2% X316 (Daihatsu: Atrai/Hijet) -4% Other -46% Total Toyota Group -37% Renault/Nissan 1Q-02 2Q-02 2002CY B (March/Cube) 15,756 35,391 140,145 K (March/Cube) 23,611 11,036 40,012 CV-L (Caravan/Elgrand/Terrano/Regulus) 41,068 40,488 152,472 D21/QW (Datsun Truck) 17,967 15,076 61,881 FR-L (Skyline/Stagea/Fairlady Z) 24,326 19,646 111,460 M (Avenir/Prairie) 12,975 13,686 47,906 MS (Primera/Sunny/X-Trail/Serena) 115,344 91,707 413,616 PQ/SD (Maxima/Cefiro/Samsung: SMS) 63,433 54,671 205,858 Other 27,159 26,154 133,535 Total Renault/Nissan 341,639 307,835 1,306,885 Renault/Nissan Y/Y % B (March/Cube) N/A K (March/Cube) -71% CV-L (Caravan/Elgrand/Terrano/Regulus) -7% D21/QW (Datsun Truck) -5% FR-L (Skyline/Stagea/Fairlady Z) N/A M (Avenir/Prairie) -5% MS (Primera/Sunny/X-Trail/Serena) 2% PQ/SD (Maxima/Cefiro/Samsung: SMS) -21% Other -12% Total Renault/Nissan 3% Suzuki 1Q-02 2Q-02 2002CY Y/Y % AA (Aerio/Cultus) 20,159 20,775 79,127 31% J2/J3 (Escudo/Esucudo Long) 20,798 21,567 88,076 -13% TC/TY (Carry/Every) 42,812 39,264 161,285 -2% YD (Cruze/Wagon R Solio/Swift) 14,411 12,771 54,384 -6% YF/YI (Lapin/MR Wagon/Wagon R/Alto) 115,791 98,974 405,855 -4% Other 8,808 8,295 34,136 5% Total Suzuki 222,779 201,646 822,863 -2% Hyundai Group 1Q-02 2Q-02 2002CY AU (Porter) 25,110 21,585 91,191 B3 (Rio) 31,795 34,099 131,788 EF/MS (Sonata/Terracan/Santa Fe/Optima) 145,881 151,913 584,835 GQ (Starex/Kia: Carnival) 34,445 36,941 142,772 J2/J3 (Avante XD/Minivan/Tuscani) 68,146 73,662 308,019 LC (Lavita/Verna/Getz) 88,842 97,748 399,443 NB7/SPG (Sportage/Sorento) 23,329 25,273 98,862 RS/UK (Kia: Carens/Spectra) 48,723 56,003 219,818 Other 8,465 13,255 19,877 Total Hyundai Group 474,736 510,479 1,996,605 Hyundai Group Y/Y % AU (Porter) -6% B3 (Rio) -6% EF/MS (Sonata/Terracan/Santa Fe/Optima) -1% GQ (Starex/Kia: Carnival) 12% J2/J3 (Avante XD/Minivan/Tuscani) -4% LC (Lavita/Verna/Getz) 32% NB7/SPG (Sportage/Sorento) 23% RS/UK (Kia: Carens/Spectra) 8% Other N/A Total Hyundai Group 7% Other OEMs 1Q-02 2Q-02 2002CY Y/Y % Daewoo 22,079 23,920 91,999 -19% General Motor 66,402 74,483 280,111 -7% Ssangyong Motor 32,208 34,848 133,585 7% Fuji Heavy Industry (Subaru) 66,402 74,483 439,488 -5% Total Other OEMs 787,091 207,734 945,183 -6% Japan 2,410,774 2,126,392 8,945,151 -2% Korea 695,725 751,797 2,915,531 1% Total Japan/Korea 3,106,499 2,878,189 1,860,682 -1% |
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