Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday its global production fell 7.0 percent from a year earlier in the April-September period, marking the first drop in four years, as a quality scandal and weaker sales in China dented both domestic and overseas output. The Japanese carmaker built 4.71 million vehicles for its Toyota and Lexus brands in the first half of fiscal 2024, down from a record 5.06 million in the same period last year when an increased supply of semiconductors helped boost its global production.