(Akio Kon/Bloomberg News)Key Takeaways: Toyota reported global June sales fell 1.1% to 926,688 vehicles, marking a fifth straight monthly decline, while production rose 2.2% to 984,408 units. Sales dropped 24% in the Middle East and 27% in China as regional conflict disrupted markets and Chinese EV competition pressured demand. Toyota Motor Corp.’s global sales fell slightly after turmoil in the Middle East and a slump in China led the world’s biggest carmaker to record a drop for the fifth month in a row. “Solid demand in North America and Japan was offset by lower sales in China,” the carmaker said in a statement. Toyota and Lexus brand sales in June were down 24% in the Middle East and 27% in China from a year earlier.