Toyota plans to launch electric vehicles by 2012 in the U.S., while Fuji Heavy Industries, in which Toyota owns a 16% stake, launched an electric car in Japan last year.

丰田汽车公司计划2012年之前在美国推出电动汽车，而丰田持股16%的富士重工去年已在日本推出了一款电动汽车。

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Wang Chuanfu, the 45-year-old head of BYD, a car company in which Warren Buffett has a stake, also saw his wealth drop by a third.

王传福，45岁的比亚迪老总，比亚迪是曾被巴菲特看中的汽车公司，其资产也缩水了三分之一。

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This week VW said it would buy a stake of 19.9% in Suzuki, a Japanese car - and motorcycle-maker that dominates the Indian market through Maruti, its local subsidiary (see article).

本周，大众表示，将收购日本汽车和摩托制造商铃木(Suzuki) 19.9%股份。铃木通过其印度子公司马鲁蒂(Maruti)在印度市场上占据主导地位。

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And it could even mean the government taking a stake in the car industry.

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Gordon also benefits from his ownership stake in the car of five-time Sprint Cup champ Jimmie Johnson.

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All three countries have a stake in the floundering car industry, which is organised on a North American basis.

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