SOUND OFF: Why Does Everyone Pick On Toyota?

Toyota Motor Corp which has climbed to second place in the US auto market this year, expects to increase its share of sales in 2008 and is steeling itself to deal with the scrutiny and criticism that have grown along with its prominence. "We have to develop a little bit thicker skin, and understand that that's part of the game we play today," said Jim Lentz, newly appointed president of Toyota Motor Sales USA and the highest-ranking American executive at the Japanese automaker