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Japan car lobby seeks help as sales slide

By Jonathan Soble in Tokyo

Published: March 24 2009 09:26 | Last updated: March 24 2009 17:35

Japan’s carmakers on Tuesday called on the government to offer direct subsidies to buyers to revive slumping domestic sales.

The call came as data showed vehicle production fell at its sharpest ever annual rate in February.

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