Japan's top three automakers -- Toyota, Nissan and Honda -- boosted global output in January due to strong sales in overseas and domestic markets, but Mazda and Mitsubishi Motors trimmed production, the companies said Thursday.
Toyota Motor Corp., the country's largest automaker, said global production rose 4.9 percent in January from the same month last year to 555,319 vehicles. That includes a 9.5 percent increase in overseas output to 257,110 vehicles, a record-high for January.
It was the 37th straight month of gains in overseas output for Toyota, prompted mainly by increased production in North America and Asia. Toyota's production in Japan inched up on-year 1.2 percent to 298,209 vehicles during the month.