Bloomberg Toyota Motor Corp.’s global sales in March rise to a record, as the automaker’s ability to keep churning out vehicles amid a global shortage of chips puts the company in prime position to capitalise on a resurgence in demand for cars. Toyota’s global sales in March rise 44% to 982,912 units, a record for a single month, the company ...

Bloomberg French new car registrations soared 569% in April to 140,428 vehicles, rebounding from a year earlier when the coronavirus pandemic shut showrooms and auto factories. Registrations fall 25% compared with April 2019, showing that the vehicle market hasn’t yet recovered to pre-Covid levels, the CCFA association of carmakers said in a statement. The same trend was evident in the ...

Bloomberg Huawei Technologies Co.’s revenue shrank for a second straight quarter after US sanctions devastated the embattled Chinese tech giant’s smartphone business. Huawei reported a 17% decline in sales to $23 billion in first three months of this year, the company said in a statement. That follows a 11% decline in revenue for the three months ended December. Its profit ...