Coronavirus Outbreak: Toyota Sales Dip 70 Per Cent In China

Japanese automobile giant Toyota on Wednesday said that its car sales in China fell 70.2 per cent in February due to the coronavirus epidemic which has killed more than 2,900 people. China is one of the biggest auto markets in world. According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), China’s overall passenger car sales dropped 89 per cent in the first 23 days of February.

Hover over the keyword to read more about the topic without leaving this page! Toyota, which is the first major global automaker to report its February sales in China, said it sold 23,800 Toyota and premium Lexus cars.

Coronavirus Shows Signs Of Receding In China; Infections Surge Past 3,100 Globally

The coronavirus infections showed signs of receding in China with 38 new fatalities, taking the total number of deaths to 2,981, Chinese health officials have said even as countries grappled to contain the fast-spreading deadly virus that has claimed over 3,100 lives globally.

By the end of Tuesday, 2,981 people died of the COVID-19 and a total of 80,270 confirmed cases of the virus were reported in China, National Health Commission (NHC) reported on Tuesday. 

The death toll due to the deadly disease across the world mounted to 3,123 and confirmed cases surpassed 91,783, official media here reported.

NHC received reports of 119 new confirmed cases in China on Tuesday from 31 provincial-level regions and Xinjiang, including 115 from Hubei province and its capital Wuhan, the epicentre of the virus.

Outside Hubei, only four cases were reported on Tuesday, down from 890 on February 3, the NHC said, highlighting that the virus cases have been declining in the rest of the country. Among the deaths, 37 were in Hubei and one in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the NHC said. Meanwhile, 143 new suspected cases were reported on Tuesday, it said, adding that all over the country 520 people were still suspected of being infected with the virus.

Also on Tuesday, the number of severe cases decreased by 390 to 6,416, while 2,652 people were discharged from hospital after recovery. The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 80,270 by the end of Tuesday, of which 2,981 died, 27,433 patients are still being treated and 49,856 patients discharged after recovery, it said.

By the end of Tuesday, 100 confirmed cases including two deaths have been reported in Hong Kong, 10 confirmed cases in the Macao SAR and 42 in Taiwan, including one death.

(With agency inputs)