Toyota remains world’s best-selling car manufacturer

Increase in global production volumes despite parts shortages has Japanese firm retake the top spot

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by Charlie Martin

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30 January 2023

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Toyota sold 10,483,024 vehicles in 2022 as it defied a global production slump, maintaining its place as the world’s best-selling manufacturer.

The Japanese firm sold 9,566,961 Toyota and Lexus models, 766,091 Daihatsu microcars and 149,972 Hino trucks.

This was a slight (0.1%) reduction compared with 2021 levels and the first year-on-year decrease recorded by Toyota in two years.

Nonetheless, it was sufficient for Toyota to remain the world’s top car maker, ahead of the Volkswagen Group, which made 8.3

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