Toyota Motor (7203.T) opens new tab said on Monday global production fell for a fourth ​successive month in February, dragged down ‌by weaker output in Canada as the automaker changed production from the old to the ​new RAV4 sport utility vehicle.

• Global vehicle ​production shrank 3.9% from the same ⁠month a year earlier to 749,673 ​vehicles. Toyota said overall demand was strong ​but output fell as it switched production from the old to the new RAV4 sport utility ​vehicle, one of its most popular ​models.
• Output dropped 46.2% in Canada, 11.5% in China, 2.6% ‌in ⁠Japan and 20.4% in the Middle East. It rose 3.4% in the U.S. and 3.9% in Europe.
• Global sales declined 3.3% ​to 737,134 ​vehicles.
• Overseas ⁠sales fell 2.2%, pulled down by a 13.9% drop in China ​and an 8.3% decrease in ​Japan. ⁠Sales in the U.S. grew 3.2%.
• Production and sales figures include its luxury Lexus brand.
• Toyota ⁠was the ​world's top-selling automaker for ​a sixth consecutive year in 2025, Reuters calculations showed.

Source  : reuters.com

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