Marko Hanželic
Toyota sales rose to a new level last year, reaching 11,23 million vehicles and easily established itself as the largest car manufacturer in the world, leaving the group in second place with 9,24 million vehicles Volkswagen.
Brands Toyota in Lexus sold a total of 2023 vehicles in 10.307.395, of which 824.258 were Lexus models. to Toyota's subsidiaries Daihatsu in Hymn sold 790.441 and 135.203 vehicles respectively. The production of all Toyota brands also jumped last year, reaching a total of 11,51 million vehicles, which is significantly more than last year, when it produced 10,61 million vehicles. Production in Japan jumped to 4,3 million vehicles, with the remaining 7,2 million vehicles produced outside of Japan.
Cumulative stamp sales Toyota in Lexus has increased almost every year since 2011 except for 2020, when sales declined due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year's sales represented a 7,7% increase compared to 2022, with North America proving particularly strong, up 7%, in Evropi, where it is increased by 9,1%, and in Japan, where sales jumped a significant 29,8% to 1,67 million units. Interestingly, sales in China decreased by 1,7% due to increased competition.
The auto giant posted good results for 2023 despite selling a lot fewer battery electric vehicles like many of its rivals. Toyota sold just 104.018 BEVs last year, but made up for that with 3,42 million HEVs (hybrids), 26.859 MHEVs (mild hybrids) and 124.755 PHEVs (plug-in hybrids).
President of Toyota AkioToyoda discussing the company's 2023 results and his vision for the future, he said he would encourage the group to return to basics to overcome series of scandals, which somewhat overshadowed her recent sales successes. Earlier this week, it was revealed that Toyota Industries Corp had manipulated test results to obtain certification for its vehicles, prompting the brand to suspend the supply of 2023 models. In December XNUMX, however, they confirmed that it was Daihatsu manipulated crash safety test results as early as 1989.
"I would like to deeply apologize to our customers and shareholders for the inconvenience and concern caused by individual irregularities at Hino Motors, Daihatsu and Toyota Industries," he said Toyoda, reports Reuters.
