Toyota's domestic sales slid by a third in February due to production stoppages at Daihatsu, which makes some Toyota brand cars, and due to the reputational fallout from the safety certification lapses at its unit. The world's biggest automaker by volume has also faced separate governance issues at truck maker Hino Motors and affiliate Toyota Industries. The scandals at the three companies led Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda to issue a rare apology in January. In volume terms, Daihatsu accounted for 4% of Toyota's total group sales of 1.6 million vehicles over the first two months of the year, including those of the luxury Lexus brand and Hino Motors, down from 7% over the whole of 2023. Daihatsu President Inoue was previously Toyota's CEO for the Latin America and Caribbean region before taking up his current post on March 1.