Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp. increased global vehicle production in the first half of fiscal 2003 to meet growing overseas demand.
Honda Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. meanwhile decreased their worldwide output during the April-September period, the carmakers said Friday.
Toyota, Japan's largest carmaker, manufactured 2.98 million vehicles worldwide, up 7.8 percent from the previous year. Its overseas output grew 19.2 percent to 1.3 million units and domestic output rose 0.4 percent to 1.68 million units.