Toyota car sales decline for 4 consecutive months

$Toyota Motor(7203.JP)$ As for the number of units sold, competition in the market and the suspension of Prius shipments due to recalls in Japan put pressure on the world's largest automakers, and it declined for 4 consecutive months. According to a statement released on Thursday, Toyota's global sales volume, which includes its subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor and Hino Motors, was 888,491 units last month, down 2% from May last year. It was sluggish in markets such as Japan, but increased by about 15% and 7% in North America and Europe, respectively. Toyota's global production volume in May fell 5% to 900,195 units.