Toyota sales rise 41% in November as Japan brands rebound
Toyota Motor Corp. reported sales in China rose 41 percent last month as it continued to recover from a slump in late 2012 sparked by a territorial dispute between China and Japan.
Toyota said it sold 89,800 vehicles in China in November, raising its 11-month total to 809,000 units.
Unless deliveries fall in December, Toyota will deliver record China sales in 2013.
Japanese automakers were hurt last year by the diplomatic row between China and Japan over a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea.
Some dealerships and Japanese vehicles were damaged during nationwide street protests. In 2012, Toyota and Nissan Motor Co. posted their first annual sales declines in China in the wake of the dispute.
This year, Toyota has introduced new versions of the Yaris L and Reiz compact cars and the RAV4 crossover as demand recovered in China.
Sales at Nissan, the biggest Japanese automaker by volume in China, have fully recovered from the anti-Japan consumer backlash, according to Ren Yong, vice president of Dongfeng Motor Co. He commented on Nissan's sales during the recent Guangzhou auto show.
Unless deliveries fall in December, Toyota will deliver record China sales in 2013.
Japanese automakers were hurt last year by the diplomatic row between China and Japan over a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea.
Some dealerships and Japanese vehicles were damaged during nationwide street protests. In 2012, Toyota and Nissan Motor Co. posted their first annual sales declines in China in the wake of the dispute.
This year, Toyota has introduced new versions of the Yaris L and Reiz compact cars and the RAV4 crossover as demand recovered in China.
Sales at Nissan, the biggest Japanese automaker by volume in China, have fully recovered from the anti-Japan consumer backlash, according to Ren Yong, vice president of Dongfeng Motor Co. He commented on Nissan's sales during the recent Guangzhou auto show.
