Toyota’s profit for the first fiscal quarter jumped to 1.3 trillion yen ($9 billion) – a quarterly record for Japan’s top automaker – as sales grew and parts shortages related to the coronavirus pandemic eased.

Toyota Motor Corp.’s April-June net profit rose 78% from 736.8 billion yen the previous year, the company reported Tuesday. Quarterly sales increased 24% to 10.5 trillion yen ($74 billion) as vehicle sales improved on-year across major markets, including Japan and North America.

That crimped auto production in recent years has eased, although it’s unclear when that will get totally fixed, according to Toyota.

Quarterly sales totaled 2.3 million vehicles, up from 2 million the previous year. Demand for it was especially strong. Toyota has long been a leader in hybrids, which switch back and forth between an electric motor and a gas engine to deliver higher mileage.

The maker of the Prius hybrid, Camry sedan and Lexus luxury models said it was making good progress in selling battery-electric vehicles.

During the quarter, Toyota sold 29,000 electric vehicles, up from 4,000 vehicles sold in the same period a year ago.

Koji Sato, from Akio Toyoda earlier this year, is promising an aggressive shift in electrification. He has acknowledged Toyota fell behind in electric vehicles, but he also stressed it’s going to catch up.

Toyota maintained its annual forecast to earn 2.58 trillion yen ($18 billion), up 5% from the previous fiscal year, on 38 trillion yen ($267 billion) in sales, up 2%.

Toyota shares rose more than 2% in Tokyo trading.