Toyota’s Record Run of Sales Extend to a Seventh Month (1)

Toyota Motor Corp. manufactured and sold a record number of cars in July, stretching the carmaker’s streak to a seventh consecutive month, on strong demand in the US and China despite global trade uncertainties.

Toyota’s worldwide sales — which include subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motors Ltd. — rose 4% from a year earlier to 963,796 units, the company said Thursday. While domestic sales dropped 2%, there was a 6% jump in markets outside of Japan.

Toyota and Lexus brand sales in North America were particularly strong, with demand for trucks, SUVs and gas-electric hybrid models leading to a ...