The car industry was one of the hardest hit in recent years. The recession was particularly cruel to automakers, which were already bogged down by union disputes, decreasing sales of U.S.-made vehicles and climbing oil prices. But lately, things have started to turn around. Just this week, Toyota (TM) announced that its worldwide production in March surged 97%, following an 83% boost in February. This may be somewhat surprising as Toyota was not only hit by the Great Recession, but the company created its own problems after issuing several recalls. (I own a car that was part of the...
