It had plans to add a second factory in Lacq, some 70 kilometres (44 miles) north.

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In an interview with The Associated Press last month, Lentz said Toyota studies sales trends for each particular model series and will add North American factory capacity when necessary.

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His economic initiatives seem to be starting to bear fruit: Caterpillar, a heavy-equipment giant, said last month that new business-tax laws have persuaded it to add workers at an Indiana factory where it had previously cut jobs.

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Starting in the first quarter of 2014, VW will add Golf production at its Puebla, Mexico factory for sales in both North and South America.

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The retailer is planning to add between 45 to 50 stores a year between 2012 and 2013, including about 10 factory stores in each year to grow its holdings to a total of 800 (up from its current 550).

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