Chinese Rift Rivaling Tsunami Disaster: Toyota Chinese Sales Crater By 40% In September

Toyota Motor Corp's China sales fell about 40 percent in September from the year before, while those of rivals such as Hyundai and BMW jumped, underscoring how badly Japanese brands have been hit by a territorial row between the two countries.

Showroom traffic and sales have plunged at Japanese car makers since violent protests and calls for boycotts of Japanese products broke out across China in mid-September over the Japanese government's purchase of a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea from their private owner.

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HughJass - 10/5/2012 6:38:42 PM

+1 Boost

Let them keep it up and eventually it won't be about Toyota or Japan.

lexworld - 10/5/2012 11:51:46 PM

+2 Boost

....Trust me, it wont sink the Titanic (Toyota) even if sales for Toyota in China were down %90. America is still where the gold is for Toyota and I'm pretty sure it will always be their gold mine for many, many reasons.

PUGPROUD - 10/6/2012 5:22:49 PM

+1 Boost

You cannot remain a dominant global player without a share of Chi9nese market...its just too damn big and growing fast. Without it you will loose scale and become noncompetitive. In addition, if can happen to the Japanese it can happen to others...