Toyota on Tuesday said global sales rose 16.9% in the first half of the year despite worldwide safety recalls.
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The Toyota group, which includes Daihatsu minicars and Hino trucks, said it sold 4,165,590 units for the six months to June.
Global production rose 46.8% year on year to 4,356,597 units.
“We are now monitoring a firm recovery from our slump last year,” a Toyota spokeswoman told AFP.
June sales rose 12.0% to 723,512 units with worldwide production up 16.2% to 739,683.
Other Japanese makers also reported sales and production gains.
Honda said H1 domestic sales rose 20.4% to 339,181 as global production for the six months gained 36.7% to 1,801,329. It did not give global sales figures.
June sales rose 18.5% to 60,295 while production was up 17.7%.
Nissan Motor said global sales jumped 29.8% to 2,007,609 in the first half while output was up 61.9% to 1,930,103. Nissan’s June sales rose 23.7% to 339,320 with production up 38.8%.
