Toyota’s global vehicle sales fall 6.4% in May

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Tue, June 30, 2026 astatine 3:54 AM CDT 2 min read

Japan's Toyota Motor Corporation reported a 6.4% year-on-year diminution successful planetary income to 885,207 vehicles successful May 2026, including the company's Daihatsu subsidiary, with income successful Japan rising by 8.3% to 156,639 units, portion overseas income fell by 9.1% to 728,568 units, with shipments affected by the ongoing struggle successful the Middle East.

In the archetypal 5 months of the year, the group's planetary income fell by 2.1% to 4,463,796 units, with income successful Japan rising by 5.6% to 900,942 units, portion overseas income fell by 3.9% to 3,562,854 units. The information bash not see income by Japanese truck-maker Hino, which was spun disconnected from the radical astatine the extremity of March 2026.

Global income of Toyota- and Lexus-branded vehicles combined fell by 3.5% to 4,140,444 units year-to-date, with income successful Japan rising by 2.3% to 655,859 units, portion overseas income fell by 4.5% to
3,484,585 units. Sales successful North America fell by conscionable nether 1% to 1,199,804 units successful this period, reflecting a 1.2% diminution successful US income to 1,030,598 units, portion deliveries successful Latin America (excluding Mexico) fell by 6.5% to 189,600 units. In Asia, excluding Japan, income declined by 5.5% to 1,195,741 units, reflecting chiefly a 15% driblet successful China to 579,419 units. In Europe, volumes were somewhat little astatine 506,095 units.

Toyota and Lexus reported a 6.8% emergence successful planetary income of electrified vehicles to 2,217,174 units successful the archetypal 5 months of 2026, accounting for astir 54% of full sales. Global income of artillery electrical vehicles (BEVs) roseate by 138% to 155,074 units, astir of which were sold overseas, portion income of hybrid electrical vehicles (HEVs) roseate by 2.3% to 1,915,659 units.

Daihatsu's planetary income accrued by astir 10% to 295,466 units year-to-date, with income successful Japan increasing by implicit 11% to 235,598 units, portion overseas income accrued by 5% to 59,868 units.

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