NAGOYA (Kyodo) Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it has frozen a joint project with Isuzu Motors Ltd. to develop a diesel engine for small vehicles as it moves to curb research and development costs amid the global economic slump.
It is also planning to postpone the opening of a new Prius factory it is building in Mississippi to beyond 2010 or 2011.
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