RiderTua.com – Toyota continues to prove itself as the world’s best-selling car brand last year. With 9.07 million units sold, they can maintain their position from their strongest rival, Volkswagen. Indeed, Toyota can still occupy the top position. However, they have to be wary of other foreign brands such as Hyundai, even BYD which has entered the top 10.
Toyota Retains Title of Best-Selling Car Brand From VW
Maybe when it comes to car sales, Toyota clearly cannot be underestimated anymore, especially with its very extensive sales network throughout the world. It’s no wonder why they were able to sell more than 9 million cars last year. With this, the Japanese brand succeeded in surpassing Volkswagen, which was only able to sell 5.1 million units.
For more details, see the following list:
- Toyota: 9.07 million units
- Volkswagen: 5.1 million units
- Honda: 3.9 million units
- Hyundai: 3.8 million units
- Ford: 3.7 million units
- Nissan: 3.3 million units
- Chevrolet: 3.29 million units
- Kia: 3.0 million units
- BYD: 2.6 million units
- Mercedes-Benz: 2.2 million units
Foreign Japanese Brands Increasingly Popular
If you pay attention, only Toyota and VW will be able to sell more than 5 million units of cars during 2023. Average sales will increase, although most will not reach the 10 percent increase as predicted. but at least Toyota can maintain its top position from VW et al.
Even so, they still have to be wary of tough competitors from outside Japan, such as Hyundai and BYD. Even last year, BYD became the best-selling car brand worldwide, beating Tesla, which has long held the top position. Even though overall car sales are still not enough, at least the brand from the Bamboo Curtain country can prove that its electrified products are in great demand by consumers.
