Toyota Warns of Tougher China Market, Raises Japan Target
With its sizable production base in Japan, Toyota stood to benefit from a yen that’s 17 percent lower against the dollar than a year earlier.
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Toyota Motor Corp. warned of tougher competition in China and raised its forecast for Japan sales as it reported quarterly profit that beat analyst estimates.
Net income in the April-to-June period rose to 646.4 billion yen ($5.2 billion), exceeding the 617.1 billion yen average of 12 analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Operating profit trailed estimates and Toyota cut its full-year delivery forecast by 30,000 units to 10.12 million. The annual profit forecast was left unchanged.