The carmaker says that one yen of appreciation for the Japanese currency translates into a 30 billion yen hit to its bottom line.

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Switzerland cut interest rates on Wednesday in an attempt to weaken the franc, while the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan collaborated on moves today in an attempt stifle similar appreciation in the yen.

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