-- トヨタ自動車（TYO:7203）は月曜日の発表で、3月の世界販売台数が前年同月比で減少したと発表した。主な要因は、新型RAV4へのモデルチェンジの影響だという。 高級ブランド「レクサス」を含む世界販売台数は、前年同月比7.3%減の89万7871台となった。日本国外の販売台数は7.2%減、国内販売台数は7.8%減だった。 地域別に見ると、中国では競争激化の市場環境を背景に販売台数が8%減少した。 米国では販売台数が8.5%減少した。ハイブリッド車（HEV）などの需要は堅調だったものの、前年同月比の減少は、関税導入前の需要回復と新型RAV4への移行の影響によるものだ。 3月の世界生産台数は前年同月比2.1%増、海外生産台数は4.9%増となったが、日本国内生産台数は3.3%減となった。
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