TOKYO, May 29 (Reuters) - Toyota ( TM ) said on

Thursday its worldwide output and sales rose for a fourth

consecutive month in April on strong demand for hybrid vehicles

and rush buying in the United States over U.S. President Donald

Trump's import tariffs.

The world's biggest automaker's global sales for April

increased 10% year-on-year to 876,864 vehicles, with U.S. sales

climbing just as much, fuelled by strong demand, including

rush-buying over the tariffs, according to Toyota ( TM ).

Hybrid vehicle sales made up about 44% of Toyota's ( TM ) total

worldwide sales for the first four months of the year.

In April, the Japanese company's global vehicle production

rose 8% year-on-year to 814,787 vehicles, lifted by higher

production in Japan and markets in North America, South America

and China.

The production and sales figures include its luxury Lexus

brand.