As of today I have not received any information suggesting that demand has been affected by higher prices in any significant way. I'm beginning to be worried about that just a little bit. |
In order to be recognized as good corporate citizen in the US, we have been fulfilling our responsibility to society, to the public at large. The trade issues between the US and Japan are not bound to become heated as we saw in the past. But we think we must make efforts to fulfill the local activities. We will remain very vigilant watching social and economic move in US in that regard. |
In the United States people are getting more fuel conscious, |
It would only be a result of our efforts to produce the world's best cars, |
My goal is to reduce that difference to one-half the current levels, but I cannot say what the time frame for that would be, |
not in the short term. |
The element of competition was introduced in hybrids and that I believe will lead to the widespread use of hybrids, |
This recognizes the will of humans and allows drivers to drive as they wish in comfort, |
We decided to make this RAV4 bigger to attract more families and those who prefer to buy minivans, |
We don't want to become number one in terms of volume. However, we'd like to be number one in terms of quality, technology and cost competitiveness. |
We want customers to be able to come, see, feel that these are different cars. |
Whether Toyota is going to become No. 1 in the world or not is not something that I know. I am not conscious if Toyota is going to become No. 1 in the world or not. |