Toyota’s global profits records 19 percent growth
Toyota Motor Corp. posted a 19 percent jump in quarterly profit, its best quarterly performance in two-and-a-half years, on the back of higher sales and cost reductions in Asia. Operating profit was 682.6 billion yen ($6.11 billion) for April-June, versus 574.3 billion yen a year earlier. Global retail vehicle sales rose 1 percent to 2.6…