Toyota defends its title as the automaker that has sold the most cars for the third year in a row

2023-01-30 23:48:09Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Toyota defends its title as the automaker that has sold the most cars for the
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Toyota Motor Corp said on Monday it has sold 10.5 million vehicles in 2022, defending its title as the world's top-selling automaker for the third year in a row.

Global sales of the group, including truck unit Hino Motors and small car maker Daihatsu, fell 0.1%, thanks to record overseas sales of 8.6 million vehicles, which offset a 9.6% decline in the domestic market to 1.9 million. unit.

Its rival, Volkswagen Group, earlier this month recorded the lowest sales in a decade, at 8.3 million cars, due to Covid-19 restrictions in China and the war in Ukraine straining supply chains.

Despite Toyota also experiencing some chip-related supply difficulties, the Japanese automaker said strong demand in Asia and increased manufacturing capacity in Asia and North America will boost global production by 5% in 2022.

In November, Toyota revised its production forecast for the financial year ending in March from 9.2 million vehicles to 9.7 million.


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