Toyota (TM) reported another bump-up in global sales for August, with the US consumer powering the gains. The world’s largest automaker by volume said global sales rose 2.2% in August year over year to nearly 845,000 units sold, with the company marking its eighth straight month of sales gains. Toyota’s year-to-date sales through August hit 6.9 million units, up 5% compared to last year. The US, the largest market for the Japanese automaker, marked the biggest gains for Toyota. Sales in August hit 225,3 ...