Toyota sold 7.4 million vehicles around the world in
the first nine months of this year, up 28 percent from a year earlier, but its
strong growth faces headwinds from a sales plunge in China that could unseat it
as the world's top automaker.
Anti-Japanese sentiment flared in China after Japan
nationalized tiny islands in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japan and
Diaoyu in China, intensifying a territorial dispute. The move set off violent
protests in China and a widespread call to boycott Japanese goods.
Toyota's vehicle sales in China dropped to about half of
last year's levels in September to 44,100 vehicles.
Toyota reclaimed its crown as the world's top
automaker from General Motors Co. in the first half.
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