Toyota global sales, output reach record 5.6 million vehicles

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp’s global sales climbed 8.3% in April to September from a year earlier to a record 5,596,183 vehicles, putting the world’s biggest carmaker on track for another year of strong gains, thanks to robust demand and an improvement in supply conditions.

Global production in the financial first-half rose 10% to a record 5,738,126 units, including subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co and Hino Motors Ltd, the Japanese carmaker said yesterday.