General Motor's and Toyota were the two publicly traded companies within the same industry that were selected by Team Excel. Both companies had extreme opposite fiscal years based upon operating profitability, asset utilization and risk management.
Toyota, on the coat tails of General Motors to become the world's No. 1 automaker, documented a group net profit of 426.8 billion yen ($3.6 billion) in the three months ended Dec. 31, 2006 up from 397.6 billion yen the same period the previous year. Quarterly sales soared a substantial 15.2 percent to 6.15 trillion yen ($51.2 billion) from 5.33 trillion yen a year ago, as the modified RAV 4 sport utility vehicle and Camry mid-sized sedan sold diligently in North America, and desire was secure for the Yaris compact in Europe. According to reach, Toyota's numbers are extremely strong; net profit and sales have reached outstanding records. Toyota, has a reputation for reliable, fuel-efficient cars, has received a large jump from the rise in......
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