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Part costs and semiconductor shortages hit Japanese firm despite record year in 2021/22

Toyota says it plans to increase the price of cars in Europe as it battles with high costs caused by a shortage of parts and, therefore, decreased profits.

As part of its Q2 financial results released today, the Japanese firm revealed that profits declined for a fourth successive quarter to ¥562.7 billion (£3.3 billion) – down ¥187.2bn (£1.1bn) year on year. It has also cut its production target by 500,000 cars to 9.2

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