Bucking the market trend, Toyota will be accelerating the production schedule of an SUV. Toyota announced today that production of the Highlander SUV will be moved up six months. "We need to get those people working. That's the bottom line," said Steve St. Angelo, senior vice president of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. The Highlander makes the most sense out of all of Toyota's SUVs because it is the one currently offering a hybrid version that can attract sales. (...)

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