"Toyota Motor Corp. is preparing to raise prices of its new cars in the
United States by an average 2 percent to 3 percent in October out of
consideration to its struggling U.S. rivals, the Asahi daily said on
Friday."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050610/...apan_toyota_dc

This article cracked me up. "Out of consideration"... nice spin. Maybe
they can buy some of GM and Ford junk bonds to prop them up too. =)