Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its consolidated net profits for the first half through Sept. 30 jumped 82.4 percent from the same period a year ago, hitting a record 291.11 billion yen.
Toyota said brisk car sales and a weakening of the yen helped bolster its earnings.
The group's pretax profits surged 33.7 percent to a record 526.65 billion yen, with sales rising 6.4 percent to 6.834 trillion yen, the top domestic automaker said.
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