text: We’ve set an ambitious sales target of 933,000 vehicles 
  
  for 2005, which represents an increase of 10 percent. I’m 
  
  confident that we can achieve this because of the strength 
  
  of our product lineup. The recently released Serena 
  
  underwent a full model change, for example, which should 
  
  give us more muscle in the minivan market. We also 
  
  recently decided to offer our entire lineup through both our 
  
  blue and red sales channels, so customers will be able to 
  
  see every model at any outlet they visit. This is in stark 
  
  contrast to the traditional dealership system in Japan, 
  
  which has many different sales channels. 
  
  The aging of the population has made the automotive 
  
  market in Japan much tougher, and we expect flat or even 