Japanese automaker retains crown as top-seller globally

Toyota Toyota sold more cars last year than any other automaker, figures released by the company on Tuesday confirmed. Toyota beat German rival Volkswagen into second place, selling a total of 11.2 million vehicles to customers around the world over the last 12 months, marking a 7.2% increase over the previous year. It sees Toyota … Read more

Toyota sales: Toyota keeps crown as world’s top-selling automaker in 2023

Toyota Motor sold a record 11.2 million vehicles in 2023, it said on Tuesday, taking the crown as the world’s top-selling automaker for a fourth straight year. The Japanese automaker reported a 7.2% jump in global group sales last year, including those of truck unit Hino Motors and small-car maker Daihatsu, helped by record overseas … Read more

Daihatsu Admits It Forged Crash Test Results For 30 Years

Last week we reported on Daihatsu halting sales and shipments of all of its cars amid a probe into the Toyota subsidiary rigging safety tests of 64 different models, and now the situation has gotten even worse. On Wednesday, CNN reported that Daihatsu has now stopped production at all four of its Japanese factories, with … Read more