Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. increased global auto production in March as demand rose in Asia and the U.S.

Toyota's output surged 97 percent to 773,297 vehicles from 392,882 a year earlier, the company said Monday. Honda increased production 62 percent to 349,425 vehicles and Nissan boosted output 85 percent to 318,827, the companies said separately.

The automakers built more vehicles as demand recovered in the U.S. and Japan and continued climbing in China, the world's biggest auto market. A year ago, carmakers scaled back output, temporarily halting production lines to reduce inventory amid a recession.