由于中国市场的持续低迷，丰田汽车上个月的销量再次下降。在中国，传统汽车品牌正面临来自快速发展的本土电动汽车制造商的日益激烈的竞争。
Toyota Motor’s car sales fell again last month due to a prolonged slump in China, where legacy brands are grappling with mounting competition from fast-moving local manufacturers of electric vehicles.
丰田和雷克萨斯品牌在世界上最大的汽车市场的销量下降了23%，原因是对汽油车和混合动力车的需求疲软。这导致其全球集团交付量较去年同期减少了7.5%。
Toyota- and Lexus-brand sales cratered 23% in the world’s biggest auto market in August on weak demand for gasoline and hybrid vehicles, the Japanese manufacturer said Tuesday. That dragged down its global group deliveries, which declined 7.5% from a year earlier.
丰田及其竞争对手一直在应对中国市场的萎缩，由于持续的房地产危机，消费者倾向于避免购买昂贵的汽车。
Toyota and its peers have been contending with a shrinking market in China, where consumers are shying away from expensive purchases due to an ongoing real estate crisis.
汽车制造商还面临着电动汽车需求不均衡的问题，以及中东冲突引发的油价飙升。
Carmakers are also dealing with uneven demand for EVs, and soaring oil prices triggered by the fighting in the Middle East.
丰田和雷克萨斯在欧洲的销量增长了2.6%，在日本增长了9.1%，尤其是在新车型（尤其是混合动力车）方面需求强劲。
Toyota and Lexus sales rose 2.6% in Europe and 9.1% in Japan amid robust demand for new models, especially hybrids.
然而，在美国的销量下降了4.4%，在中东市场的销量则减少了三分之一以上。
They declined 4.4% in the U.S. and fell by more than a third in the Middle East.
今年早些时候，丰田表示混合动力车的销量有望在2026年首次突破500万辆大关。
Earlier this year, Toyota said hybrid sales were on track to exceed 5 million units for the first time in 2026.
替代动力系统为丰田在美国市场提供了强大的竞争力，因为高额关税几乎阻止了比亚迪等中国品牌进入该市场。
Alternative power trains have provided the carmaker with a strong arsenal in the U.S., where steep tariffs have all but blocked BYD and other Chinese brands from entering the market.