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Toyota Retains Top Auto Crown in 2025 with Record Sales
Toyota's growth was led by a 3.7% rise in Toyota and Lexus sales and a 14.2% jump in exports from Japan to the U.S., with hybrids making up 42% of sales.
- On Jan 29, Toyota Motor said it sold a record 11.3 million vehicles globally in 2025, retaining its crown as the world's top-selling automaker for a sixth consecutive year.
- Group composition data show growth driven mainly by sales in the U.S. and Japan, which together accounted for more than two-fifths of Toyota Motor's sales in 2025.
- Toyota and Lexus brand sales rose 3.7% in 2025 to 10.5 million, helped by strong hybrid demand in the U.S., while exports from Japan to the U.S. jumped 14.2% to about 615,000 vehicles.
- Volkswagen Group, second-ranked global rival, reported unit sales fell 0.5% last year to just under 9 million amid intense competition in China, while in China, Toyota's sales edged up 0.2%, the first rise in four years.
- Hybrids made up 42% of Toyota's parent sales globally, with battery-electric vehicles at 1.9%, and strong hybrid demand in the U.S. boosted 2025 brand sales.
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Global sales reached a record 11.3 million vehicles in 2025, consolidating its position as the world's best-selling automaker.
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Japanese automaker Toyota sold a record 11.3 million cars worldwide in 2025, despite trade tensions last year. The company thus retained its title as the world's largest car manufacturer and increased its lead over German rival Volkswagen.
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