Toyota global output drops 11.2% in August as quality scandal bites

Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday its global production in August dropped 11.2 percent from a year earlier to 709,571 vehicles, falling for the seventh straight month, as output was partially suspended due to a vehicle certification scandal and a typhoon.Domestic output slid 22.2 percent to 185,680 vehicles as production of its popular Corolla Fielder, Corolla Axio and Yaris Cross models remained suspended after being halted in June.The figure was also weighed down by Toyota's temporary production freeze at all its domestic factories due to an approaching typhoon in late August, the company sa…READ FULL ARTICLE