Toyota Motor Corp. lowered its annual global production target to about 9.8 million units from the previous goal of around 10.3 million, following a partial production halt due to the recent vehicle certification scandal in Japan, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.The new target marks the first year-on-year production fall in four years, down from about 10.03 million units in 2023.The automaker has stopped production of three popular models -- the Corolla Fielder, Corolla Axio and Yaris Cross -- over the scandal, which surfaced in June.Toyota will resume production of the model…READ FULL ARTICLE
