Toyota Motor announced on the 28th of July that global sales (Toyota and Lexus cars only) in June decreased by 3.2% from the same month of the previous year to 817,321 units, decreasing for 10 consecutive months. Due to the shortage of semiconductors and the disruption of the supply network due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, domestic production and sales were mainly affected. On the other hand, overseas, regulations on the prevention of corona infection in China have been relaxed, and both sales and production have reached record highs.



In the first half (January-June) results announced at the same time, global sales fell 6.1% year-on-year to 4,699,020 units, falling below the previous year's level for the first time in two years, but overseas production was the highest ever. The previous year's slump due to the Korona-ka, mainly in Asian countries, and, the increase in production capacity in China contributed.



The breakdown of global sales in June was 93,976 units, a decrease of 25.6% in Japan. Due to tight supply and demand of semiconductors and lockdown (city blockage) in Shanghai, China, domestic production was affected, and new cars could not be supplied sufficiently. On the other hand, overseas sales increased 0.7% to 723,345 units, the highest ever in June. In China, where corona infection control has been eased, the supply situation of vehicles and the business situation of dealers have improved, and sales in Southeast Asian countries where movement restrictions have been relaxed have been strong.


Global production in June fell 4.6% to 793,378 units, falling below the previous year's level for three consecutive months. On the other hand, it exceeded about 40,000 units. Domestic production decreased by about 30% to 206,373 units, which was almost as planned, but overseas production increased by 9.3% to 587,005 units, which was a record high for the second consecutive month. Global production in the first half fell 3.5% to 4,359,239 units, down from the previous year for the first time in two years.


For the entire group, including Hino Motors and Daihatsu Motors, global sales in June decreased 3.5% to 888,203 units, falling below the previous year's level for 10 consecutive months, and global production decreased 4.9% to 922,397 units. It has fallen below the previous year's level for three consecutive months. In the first half, global sales decreased 6.0% to 5,137,811 units, and global production decreased 3.8% to 5,097,434 units.