ToyotaGlobal sales rose 14 per cent year-on-year to 858000 vehicles in July, the 11th consecutive month of year-on-year growth, according to data released on Monday. With North America as the center, SUV sales were strong, surpassing the 849000 in July 2019 before the outbreak and reaching an all-time high for the same period.

Sales in North America rose 30 per cent to 260000 vehicles. In addition to the SUV "RAV4", cars such as the Camry and Carola also performed strongly. In the Japanese market, sales of small cars such as the YARIS and Roomy rose 9 per cent to 140000. "although the shortage of semiconductors has an impact on production, the impact is limited," Toyota said. "

Global production rose 11 per cent to 773000 vehicles in July, the company said. Japan grew 21 per cent to 309000 vehicles. In Asia, which does not include Japan, the expansion of the epidemic has affected factory operations in Malaysia and Vietnam, but Chinese production has performed strongly, rising 9 per cent to 232000 vehicles.