In 2020, Toyota Motor Corp. group ranked top for global auto sales for the first time in five years, on a robust pickup in sales in China and the United States, overtaking Volkswagen AG of Germany, data showed Thursday.
Toyota said it sold 9.53 million units globally last year, including those sold by its group's minivehicle maker Daihatsu Motor Co. and truck manufacturer Hino Motors Ltd., with the overall figure down 11.3% from a year earlier. That compares with VW’s 9.31 million, down 15.2% from a year earlier.
The Japanese auto giant suffered less of an impact from the novel coronavirus pandemic than other carmakers.