{
  "id": 3923330,
  "title": "Toyota sales, production fall on sharp declines in China, Middle East",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/toyota-sales-production-fall-on-sharp-declines-in-china-middle-east-3923330",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T07:43:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/08/1520673/toyota-sales-production-fall-sharp-declines-china-middle-east"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Toyota Motor reported a 4.8% decline in global vehicle sales and a 2.1% drop in production for July, attributed to a sharp 24.3% plunge in China and a 44.5% decrease in the Middle East, according to a report on Friday. The Japanese automaker's global sales fell to 856,125 vehicles, compared to a 6.0% increase in Japan, which offset the decline in other regions. The 32.7% drop in China and a 4.0% decrease in the United States pulled production down, despite a 12.4% rise in Japan. Toyota's exports from Japan rose by 10.2% to just over 196,000 vehicles, marking the highest level since October and a third consecutive monthly increase.",
  "summary": "TOKYO: Toyota Motor said on Friday its global vehicle sales and production fell in July, weighed by declines in China, the United States and the Middle East, which offset a stronger performance in Japan.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}