Its overseas production in the year ended March rose 5.0 percent to a record 6.66 million vehicles, helped by robust demand in
The automaker saw its domestic production increase 18.7 percent to 3.31 million vehicles for the year thanks to strong post-pandemic demand at home despite the scandals, it said.
Toyota temporarily stopped part of its domestic production after affiliate
The automaker was also negatively affected by another data-rigging scandal at small-car unit
The record figure came as its overseas sales increased 7.0 percent to a record 8.78 million units as the automaker ramped up sales of the hybrid versions of popular models, such as the Corolla and the RAV4 in
Domestic sales rose 8.7 percent to 1.53 million vehicles, although the company noted that the scandals at its group firms negatively impacted the figure in the second half.
==Kyodo
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