Major automakers announce group-wide financial results for April to December last year. Sales increased by 19.8% from the same period last year to 14,999.4 billion yen.
Operating income increased by 46.7% to 1,076.3 trillion yen billion yen, both the highest ever for this period. Toyota Motor Corporation's operating profits continued to improve, with operating profits exceeding 4 trillion yen for the first time in the group's financial results. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has also announced that it is making production adjustments to some of its vehicle models this month.