Toyota Motor Co.’s sales and production plateaued last month, buoyed by a slight rebound abroad after a prolonged slump in Japan.Global sales, including that of subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motors Ltd.

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its global production for October fell 0.8 percent from a year earlier to 893,164 units, hit by tou

Toyota Motor's global output dropped for a ninth consecutive month in October, dragged lower by big falls in production in the United States and China but the decline was mild compared to previous months.

Sales rose in October for Japanese car manufacturer Toyota compared with the same month of the previous year, but production fell over the same period. Toyota announced on Thursday that for the month of October total worldwide sales were 974,