Toyota’s Car Sales Decline for Seventh Month as Chinese Market Favors EVs
- Toyota Motor reported on Tuesday global sales fell 6.4% to 790,743 vehicles and production dropped 5.9% to 700,860 vehicles in August, marking the second consecutive monthly decline.
- A 22.8% plunge in China dragged sales down for a seventh consecutive month, as Toyota grapples with mounting competition from local electric-vehicle makers and weak demand for combustion-engine vehicles.
- Sales in the United States fell 4.4% to 215,556 cars, while the Middle East saw a 37.5% slump to 32,600 vehicles; Toyota's exports from Japan to the region grew 31.0% to 24,411 cars.
- Domestic sales in Japan jumped 9.1% to 105,067 units, marking the fifth straight monthly increase, while Europe saw 2.6% growth to 78,527 vehicles amid robust demand for new models.
- Following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture and recent typhoons, domestic output fell 1.7% to 204,487 units, marking the first decline in four months.
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TOKYO, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor said on Tuesday its global vehicle sales and production fell for a second straight month in August, as declines in China, the US and the Middle East persisted after dragging down results in the prior month.
Toyota Global Sales Fall for Second Straight Month on China Weakness
Toyota global sales fell 6.4% to 790,743 vehicles in August, a second straight monthly drop, as China sales plunged 22.8% for a seventh month. · 15 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.
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