Toyota Motor Corp. is considering setting its group global production target at around 9.9 million vehicles for 2013, about the same level as this year's all-time high, sources said Wednesday.

Toyota, however, will shelve a plan to achieve annual production of more than 10 million units for next year, a milestone yet to be achieved by any carmaker, as it expects sluggish sales of Japanese vehicles to continue in China due to the Senkaku territorial dispute, the sources said.

The carmaker nevertheless expects growth in its car sales in North America and Southeast Asia, according to the sources.