Toyota Posts Record First-Half as US Offsets Japan, China (2)

Toyota Motor Corp. maintained record global sales during the first half of the fiscal year, as growth in the US helped counter a lukewarm showing in Japan and China.

Global sales — including subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motors Ltd. — rose almost 3% in September from a year earlier to 949,153 units, the company said Monday. Production grew 9% to 1,036,106.

The world’s biggest carmaker has managed to achieve overall growth, despite volatility in China and trade tensions brought about by President Donald Trump’s tariffs on cars and parts imported to the US. It produced and sold ...