With regards to vehicle importation, cars , trucks and auto parts accounted for $149.4 billion of 2006 US deficit. The figure is 6 percent more than the 2005 numbers. Auto parts importation from Japan also increased by 14 percent to $60.2 … The automaker has invested considerable amount of research into cleaner-burning vehicles like hybrids with its Hybrid Synergy Drive technology. Also, Toyota has successfully road-tested its new RAV4 powered by hydrogen fuel cell. …