Toyota global output falls in May for 4th month

TOKYO, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its global vehicle production for May fell 4.1 percent from a year earlier to 812,191 units, marking the fourth straight month of decline.

The Japanese automaker's production outside of Japan dropped 7.0 percent to 556,877 cars as production in China plunged 21.7 percent due to stiff competition with local brands in the world's biggest auto market, the