Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has seen its global sales increased by 4% in the first quarter (April-June) of 2019 with 2,303,495 units.
In its home market Japan, TMC sold a total of 555,291 units in this period, up by 44,952 units. However, in another major market, North America, TMC faced a decline of 2,559 units in sales during this period with a total number of 743,576 units, reveals the company in a release.
The overall sales growth of the company in the first quarter of FY20 was driven by the European market, where the automaker sold 273,964 units, marking an increase of 21,325 units. In Asian market too the company has registered a hike by 4,011 units, with the total number of 398,240 units.
In other regions including Central and South America, Africa and Oceania and the Middle East, Toyota has sold a total of 332,424 vehicles, marking a dip of 365 units.
Despite the slowdown and headwinds, the automaker has not revised its consolidated vehicle sales forecast for this fiscal year that is ending March 31, 2020. In the release, the automaker says it still forecasts 9 million unit sales in FY20.
