Toyota China Sales Show Japan Carmakers Shrugging Off Row
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Toyota Motor Corp.’s China sales surged in the first month since a territorial dispute between Asia’s two biggest economies resurfaced, showing Japanese brands are escaping the type of consumer backlash they faced last year over a group of uninhabited islands.
Deliveries to China rose 41 percent to 89,800 vehicles in November, raising the 11-month total to 809,000, according to a statement from the Toyota City, Japan-based company yesterday. That means that the maker of the Camry will post record sales in the world’s biggest auto market this year unless they plunge 18 percent this month.