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Toyota Sales and Output Hit Record, But Retreat in China
- Monthly production rises nearly 10% to over 1 million vehicles
- Honda and Nissan also release June sales and output figures
Sales increased the most in Japan, Africa, Europe and North America.
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Toyota Motor Corp. produced and sold a record number of vehicles in June as operations continued to recover from a shortage of semiconductors and other parts.
Global sales, including from subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motors Ltd., rose 9% to 968,801 cars in June, Toyota said Friday. Monthly output grew almost 10% to just over 1 million vehicles.