Toyota Motor’s sales fell again after declines in Japan and China ended a short-lived recovery, while production was disrupted by domestic scandals and recalls abroad.
Global production, including that of subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor and Hino Motors, fell 12.6% in August from a year earlier to 808,023 units, the company said on Friday. Global sales fell 3.7% year-on-year after rising 0.7% in July.
Toyota sales fell more than 9% in Japan as the country felt the delayed impact of recent regulatory scandals involving falsified vehicle safety certifications, forcing some of the country’s largest automakers to suspend production of the affected models.
