Toyota Buoyed by China, North America Sales Amid Japan Downturn

Toyota Motor Corp.’s record sales run, including steady growth in China and North America, has lost steam after a sharp drop back home in Japan.

Global sales in August — including that of subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motors Ltd. — rose just over 1% from a year earlier to 900,598 units, the company said Monday. Sales that month rose almost 4% abroad to a record monthly high, but fell more than 10% in Japan.