Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its worldwide production of vehicles fell for the fourth straight month in December, dented by falling output in Japan after subsidies for green cars expired.
Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. meanwhile expanded production to meet strong demand overseas. Toyota said its global production declined 6.5 percent in December from a year earlier to 594,882 vehicles.
The fall reflected a steep double-digit drop in output from its domestic factories, which was accompanied by a 33 percent tumble in sales here. The expiration of government subsidies for energy efficient vehicle purchases has battered sales industrywide.
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