Toyota's global sales sink 26% in H1

• Source: Shanghai Daily
• [08:16 July 29 2009]
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"Although monthly sales and production remained weaker than last year, there are signs of recovery," Kaga said. Booming sales of Prius hybrid cars and other fuel-efficient models have also helped, he said.

Production at Toyota's Japanese rivals also plunged.

Honda Motor Co said its global production plunged 33.7 percent to 1.32 million in the January-to-June period, including 257,852 units in June. Production at Japan's No. 2 auto maker dived 86 percent in Europe and 40 percent in the United States during the six-month period.

Nissan Motor Co saw its global production fall 40 percent to 1.1 million units in January-to-June period. The nation's No. 3 car maker said June's global output sank 22.2 percent to 240,827 units.

Nissan's global sales fell 23.2 percent to 1.54 million units in the first six months, the company said.