Toyota, Nissan cut China output

JAPAN: Japanese auto giants Toyota and Nissan said Wednesday they would cut production in China because demand for Japanese cars has been hit by the bitter diplomatic row over disputed islands.

The announcements came as talks between the countries’ foreign ministers on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York ended without success.

“Our affiliates in China are adjusting production in consideration of demand,” a Toyota spokesman said. “There is an effect from the current situation between Japan and China on our sales.”

He was responding to a question about the impact of a festering row over the Senkaku islands in the East China Sea, controlled by Japan but claimed by China, which knows them as Diaoyu.

AFP