Toyota and Honda both set new sales records in China last year after 2012 volume was dampened by anti-Japanese boycotts over a territorial dispute.
Toyota’s two joint ventures in China boosted sales 9.2% year on year to a combined 917,500 vehicles, ft.com reported on Monday.
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But that growth rate was much less than Ford’s 49% surge to a record 935,813 units.
Volkswagen and General Motors – both long established in China – booked sales of over 3m units each. Sales data to the end of November suggested VW narrowly won, ft.com said.
Honda boosted Chinese sales 26% to 756,882 units, boosted by the launch of an updated locally made Accord sedan late in the year, lifting December sales alone 60%.
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