Toyota’s sales in China rise 11% in 2020 even as pandemic hits market


(Reuters) – Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it sold 1.8 million vehicles last year in China, up 11% from a year earlier, even as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world’s biggest car market.

In China, Toyota has partnerships with FAW and GAC. It also sold 223,700 imported premium Lexus vehicles in China, an increase of 11.5% from 2019.