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Toyota Motor sold a record 11.3-million vehicles globally in 2025, the company said on Thursday, retaining its crown as the world\u2019s top-selling carmaker for a sixth consecutive year.<\/p>\n

Global group sales rose 4.6% from a year earlier, including the parent company\u2019s Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles as well as those sold by small-car unit Daihatsu and truck maker Hino Motors.<\/p>\n

Second-ranked German rival Volkswagen Group reported this month that unit sales fell 0.5% last year to just under 9-million vehicles, as it seeks to cut costs at home and contend with intense competition in China.<\/p>\n

Toyota\u2019s growth was driven mainly by sales in the US and Japan, which together accounted for more than two-fifths of the parent company\u2019s sales.<\/p>\n

Toyota and Lexus brand vehicle sales rose 3.7% in 2025 to 10.5-million, also a record, helped by strong demand for hybrid vehicles in the US.<\/p>\n

Exports from Japan to the US jumped 14.2% to about 615,000 vehicles, with the RAV4 SUV among the most popular models.<\/p>\n

In China, Toyota\u2019s sales edged up 0.2%, the first time in four years they did not decline, despite the heavy competition in the world\u2019s top car market.<\/p>\n

Petrol-electric hybrids accounted for 42% of Toyota\u2019s parent company sales globally, while battery-electric vehicles made up 1.9%.<\/p>\n

Reuters<\/b><\/p>\n

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