Global sales declined 3.3 per cent to 737,134 vehicles.Toyota Motor said on Monday global production fell for a fourth successive month in February, dragged down by weaker output in Canada as the automaker changed production from the old to the new RAV4 sport utility vehicle.
Global vehicle production shrank 3.9 per cent from the same month a year earlier to 749,673 vehicles. Toyota said overall demand was strong but output fell as it switched production from the old to the new RAV4 sport utility vehicle, one of its most popular models.
Output dropped 46.2 per cent in Canada, 11.5 per cent in China, 2.6 per cent in Japan and 20.4 per cent in the Middle East. It rose 3.4 per cent in the US and 3.9 per cent in Europe.
Global sales declined 3.3 per cent to 737,134 vehicles. Overseas sales fell 2.2 per cent, pulled down by a 13.9 per cent drop in China and an 8.3 per cent decrease in Japan. Sales in the US grew 3.2 per cent.
Production and sales figures include its luxury Lexus brand.
Toyota was the world’s top-selling automaker for a sixth consecutive year in 2025, Reuters calculations showed.
