Toyota lifts profit outlook, mulls alternatives to China-made parts amid virus outbreak
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp nudged up its annual operating profit forecast by 4.2% on favourable currency rates and better-than-expected sales, but added the impact of the new coronavirus was hard to gauge and had not yet been factored in.Automakers have suspended output at many factories in China in line with government guidelines to prevent the spread of the virus which has led to some 560 deaths in the country. The epidemic is likely to wreak havoc on China auto sales and production..