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Toyota remained the world\u2019s top selling carmaker in 2025. The company set new sales records despite tariffs and rising competition.<\/p>\n

The Japanese automaker said vehicle sales rose 3.7% from the previous year. Toyota and its Lexus brand sold 10.5 million vehicles in total.<\/p>\n

That was well ahead of its closest rivals. Volkswagen Group sold around 9 million vehicles. Hyundai Motor Group reported sales of 7.27 million units.<\/p>\n

When Toyota\u2019s subsidiaries are included, the numbers grow even higher. Daihatsu and Hino helped push group wide sales up 4.6%. Total sales reached a record 11.3 million vehicles.<\/p>\n

Hybrid cars played a big role in Toyota\u2019s success. Demand stayed strong in the United States. Popular models like the Prius and RAV4 continued to sell well.<\/p>\n

Sales of Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the US increased 7.3%. Nearly 2.93 million vehicles were sold.<\/p>\n

This happened even with US tariffs in place. President Donald Trump first imposed a 25% tariff on Japanese cars. That was later reduced to 15%.<\/p>\n

Toyota chose not to raise prices heavily. Instead, it absorbed much of the added cost. It also relied more on local production and cost cutting.<\/p>\n

The company said tariffs will still be expensive. Toyota expects them to cost about 1.45 trillion yen in the fiscal year ending March 2026.<\/p>\n

Even so, Toyota raised its profit forecast. It said demand remains strong outside the US and cost controls are working.<\/p>\n

Exports from Japan to the US rose 14% in 2025. About 615,000 vehicles were shipped. Only about one fifth of Toyota\u2019s US sales came from imports.<\/p>\n

Other carmakers have not fared as well.<\/p>\n

Hyundai reported global revenue growth of over 6%. Hybrid sales helped in the US. But operating profit fell 19.5% compared to last year.<\/p>\n

Hyundai said US tariffs cost it around 4.1 trillion won.<\/p>\n

Although tariffs were reduced to 15% last year, Trump recently warned they could rise again. He said South Korea has not moved fast enough on its side of the deal.<\/p>\n

Hyundai shares dropped nearly 5% after those comments.<\/p>\n

Hyundai relies more on imports than Toyota. Only about 40% of its US sales were made locally in 2025. The company wants to raise that to over 80% by 2030.<\/p>\n

Toyota also continues to benefit from its early focus on hybrids. It still trails behind rivals in fully electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

Sales of Toyota electric vehicles rose 42% last year. About 199,000 battery electric vehicles were sold.<\/p>\n

By comparison, BYD sold 4.6 million vehicles in 2025. Around 2.26 million were fully electric. Tesla delivered about 1.64 million vehicles.<\/p>\n

Toyota is now increasing its US investment. It plans to spend more than $900 million to expand hybrid production. Overall investment in the US could reach $10 billion over the next five years.<\/p>\n

Global production also increased. Toyota built 11.2 million vehicles in 2025. That was up 5.7% from the previous year.<\/p>\n

The company will report earnings on February 6. Analysts expect profits to rise sharply.<\/p>\n

Toyota shares climbed 3% following the sales update.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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