Japan's top automaker Toyota said Wednesday it has been asked to invest in a project to build the first "made in Japan" passenger aircraft in three decades. The Asahi newspaper reported Wednesday that Toyota Motor Corp. plans to invest about 10 billion yen ($96.7 million) in the project by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Toyota spokesman Paul Nolasco said a decision has not yet been made.
Mitsubishi, based in Tokyo, said it was in talks with various companies but declined to give their names. It said a company to run the project's business would be set up this spring.
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