TOKYO -- Isuzu Motors is on track for a 5% rise in group operating profit this fiscal year to about 172 billion yen ($1.57 billion), a figure that would fall about 10 billion yen short of the consensus forecast of analysts surveyed by Nikkei affiliate QUICK.
While the company expects strong demand for its pickups and small trucks in Southeast Asia, it foresees currency headwinds hitting exports of Thai-made models to neighboring countries.
