http://uk.reuters.com/article/busine...5042MO20090106
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Dire economic data underlined the severity of recession in Europe on Tuesday, while Toyota said it would halt all production in Japan in response to plunging demand.

With the global downturn hitting automakers particularly hard, Toyota, the world's biggest, said it would shut all its factories in Japan for 11 days over February and March.
Even the biggest car firms are feeling it at home now ...