Toyota 1st-half global sales up 4.7% to record high despite U.S. tariffs

Toyota Motor Corp. on Monday reported a 4.7 percent year-on-year increase in its global sales for the April-September period, driven by robust demand for hybrids in North America and China, despite the impact of higher tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.The world's largest carmaker by volume sold 5,267,216 vehicles in the six months, renewing the record for the period for the first time in two years.Global production increased 6.0 percent to 4,985,122 vehicles, as domestic output climbed 3.4 percent to 1,585,622, helped by a rebound following a certification scandal last year, T…READ FULL ARTICLE