Worldwide vehicle sales at Toyota, including deliveries from subsidiaries Hino Motors Ltd and Daihatsu Motor Co, rose 2.4% to 9.98 mn units last year
Since joining Pimco in 2007, Mohamed A El-Erian has become the public face of the asset manager
The company last week received a $4.15-billion offer for its lone diagnostics division from Carlyle Group LP
Mary Barra, who takes over as General Motors CEO on 15 January, at a truck launch at the Detroit auto show. GM will focus on new launches and its many brands
The former prime minister had been in a coma since suffering a stroke in January 2006