Toyota Sales Dip, While Japan's Automakers Brace for Iran Impact.

The article focuses on Toyota Motor Corp.'s sales performance and operational challenges in early 2026. In February, Toyota's global sales, including subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motors Ltd., declined 2.3% year-over-year to 806,905 units, with significant drops in China due to competition in electric vehicles and production affected by the Lunar New Year holiday. The ongoing Middle East conflict has begun disrupting supply chains, particularly aluminum supplies critical to Japanese automakers, leading to production adjustments by Toyota, Nissan Motor Co., and Honda Motor Co. Additionally, Toyota and its Chinese joint ventures plan to recall over 560,000 SUVs to address a safety defect in second-row seats, part of a global recall affecting approximately 1.23 million vehicles. [Extracted from the article]