Toyota sales 'will bounce back this month,' says chief

Toyota's president today said he believed sales in North America could recover this month after a sharp decline as sales of some recalled models were suspended.

"I think it's possible [for sales to recover]," Akio Toyoda said after a meeting with Japan's prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama.

"We are taking steps simultaneously for repairs and a sales recovery. The local staff are working hard at this."