The Japanese automotive company Toyota Motor in the first half of 2025 again took first place in the world in terms of sales. According to the data published by the automaker, 5.5 million cars were sold from January 1 to June 30, 2025 – 7.4% more compared to the same period of 2024.
This result was the highest indicator of half -year global sales in the history of the company.
domestic sales in Japan increased by 27.4% and reached 1 million cars. Sales outside the country increased by 3.6% and amounted to 4.5 million cars. The report also takes into account the sales of the Toyota subsidiaries, including the manufacturer of the low -profile cars Daihatsu and the manufacturer of Hino trucks.
in the USA, Toyota sales increased by 4.2% and reached 1.24 million cars, in China – by 6.8%, up to 837,744 cars. Toyota overtook its closest competitor, the German concern Volkswagen AG, and for the sixth time in a row took first place in terms of world sales of cars in the first six months of the year.
Volkswagen AG, according to its own data, in January -June 2025 increased global sales by 1.3% compared to the similar period of 2024 – before 2024 – before 4.41 million cars.