Japanese automakers are struggling in China. Nissan's sales increased just 1.7% in the first 11 months, while Honda slipped 1.4%. Toyota sold about 900,000 units by November, a 12.2% gain, but its full-year sales goal of 1.1 million units is unlikely. Statistics show Japanese brands sold a combined 2.41 million vehicles by the end of October, while German automaker Volkswagen alone delivered 2.29 million cars to Chinese customers in the same period.