{
  "id": 4004184,
  "title": "Toyota sales, production fall on sharp declines in China, Middle East",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/toyota-sales-production-fall-on-sharp-declines-in-china-middle-east",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-27T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf Times Business",
    "slug": "gulf-times-business",
    "url": "https://www.gulf-times.com/article/732084/business/toyota-sales-production-fall-on-sharp-declines-in-china-middle-east"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Toyota reported on Friday that its global vehicle sales and production declined in July due to sharp drops in China, the US, and the Middle East. The company's figures, which include its luxury Lexus brand, showed a 4.8% year-over-year decline in global sales to 856,125 vehicles, with production falling 2.1%. A 24.3% decrease in China, the company's sixth consecutive monthly decline, was the main driver of this decline. Higher petrol prices have been impacting demand for hybrid and traditional combustion engine vehicles. In the US, Toyota's largest market, sales fell 0.8%, while they dropped 44.5% in the Middle East, which offset an 11.0% rise in Japan. A significant 32.7% drop in China and a 4.0% decrease in the US contributed to the decline in production, despite a 12.4% rise in Japan. Japanese exports rose 10.2% to just over 196,000 vehicles, marking the highest level since October and increasing for the third consecutive month.",
  "summary": "A Toyota new bZ4X EV is displayed at the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) at Grand City Convention and Exhibition Hall in Surabaya. Toyota Motor said on Friday its global vehicle sal...",
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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."
}