Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation announced that its global car production decreased by 5.5 percent year-on-year to 765,470 units in May this year. In particular, the company's domestic production increased by 3.7 percent to 250,588 units, while its overseas production in the given month fell by 9.4 percent to 514,882 units in both cases year-on-year.
Toyota's global car sales totaled 834,279 units in May, down 7.2 percent year-on-year. Between January and May of this year, the company's global vehicle production decreased 2.1 percent year-on-year to 3,984,421 units, while its global sales totaled 4,140,444 units, down 3.5 percent year-on-year.
