Toyota April export volume to Mideast plunges 91%, global sales fall 3.1%

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its exports from Japan to the Middle East plunged 91.7 percent in April from a year earlier to 2,418 units amid the conflict in the region.Toyota's global sales fell 3.1 percent to 849,306 vehicles, marking the third consecutive month of decline, while global output rose 2.0 percent to 831,971 units, a record high for the month.Its overall exports from Japan sank 7.0 percent to 166,972 vehicles, marking the second straight month of decline.Overseas sales by the world's largest automaker by volume dropped 7.5 percent to 699,382 units, with sales in the United…READ FULL ARTICLE