Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation reported a 2% rise in global group sales to 846,744 vehicles in January 2025, with sales in Japan rebounding by 26% to 170,429 units from depressed year-earlier levels while overseas sales declined by almost 3% to 676,315 units. Sales in Japan last year were hit by extensive production stoppages at the group’s small car unit Daihatsu due to its safety test rigging scandal.
Global sales of Toyota- and Lexus-branded vehicles were down slightly at 785,632 units in January, with sales in Japan rising by 12.5% to 126,534 units, which was offset by a 2% drop in overseas sales to 659,098 units. Continued growth in Europe and Latin America offset weak demand in Asia and the US.
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Toyota and Lexus reported an 18% rise in combined global sales of electrified vehicles to 382,458 units last month, accounting for almost 49% of total sales. Sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) rose by 53% to 11,895 units, which were almost entirely delivered to overseas clients, while sales of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) rose by 15% to 344,936 units,
Daihatsu’s global sales rebounded by 40% to 52,343 units in January following last year’s production stoppages, with sales in Japan more than doubling to 40,994 units while overseas sales plunged by 33% to 11,349 units.
The group’s commercial vehicle unit, Hino Motors, reported a 6% drop in global sales to 8,769 units, with sales in Japan continuing to recover – by over 19% to 2,901 units – while overseas sales dropped by 14% to 5,868 units.
