Toyota Keeps Title as Top Carmaker With Record Sales in 2025 (1)

Toyota Motor Corp. kept its title as the world’s biggest carmaker for a sixth year, widening its lead over Volkswagen AG by posting record sales despite trade turmoil and growing competition.

Global sales in 2025 — including those of subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motors Ltd. — rose 4.6% from the prior year to 11.3 million units, the company said Thursday. Production climbed 5.7% to 11.2 million. VW’s total group sales fell 0.5% to 9 million vehicles.

The numbers show that Toyota has been able to remain on track despite US President Donald Trump’s trade war and the ...