Iran war costs Toyota £3bn as prices of materials soar and sales fall
Key takeaways
- Toyota said its profits for the year to March 2027 would decline for the third year in a row.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleToyota has reported a £3bn hit from costs from the war in Iran, as prices of parts and materials soared and sales dropped.
- The biggest hit for the Japanese manufacturer was a 400bn yen (£1.9bn) increase in materials costs linked to the war, while it lost another 270bn yen in lower sales.
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Toyota said its profits for the year to March 2027 would decline for the third year in a row. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/Nur Photo/Rex/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Toyota said its profits for the year to March 2027 would decline for the third year in a row. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/Nur Photo/Rex/Shutterstock Toyota Iran war costs Toyota £3bn as prices of materials soar and sales fall Carmaker gives one of biggest warnings yet of conflict’s impact on businesses while Trump tariffs also take toll
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleToyota has reported a £3bn hit from costs from the war in Iran, as prices of parts and materials soared and sales dropped.
The world’s biggest carmaker said profits declined in its financial year to March as it was “likely unable to absorb newly added impact from the Middle East”, in one of the largest warnings yet of the war’s impact on businesses.