Toyota's 1st qtr group sales rise 10.5% to record high

NAGOYA August 4, 2005; Japan Today reported that Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday its consolidated sales in the April-June first quarter of the 2005 business year rose 10.5 percent from a year earlier to 4,981.79 billion yen, marking its highest first-quarter sales ever, supported by robust sales in overseas markets including North America.

Toyota said consolidated vehicle sales in the first quarter grew in all regions to a total of 1,948,856 units, up 8.8 percent over a year earlier. (Kyodo News)