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(FILES) This file picture taken on December 25, 2008 shows Toyota Motor vice president Akio Toyoda, a grandson of Toyota Motor founder Kiichiro Toyoda, speaking at a press conference in Tokyo. Toyota named Akio Toyoda as its new president on January 20, 2009 to rescue the company from its biggest ever crisis. Toyoda will replace Katsuaki Watanabe in June and Watanabe will be vice chairman. AFP PHOTO / FILES / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA