Toyota is the new global automobile king for the fourth year in a row; This is what the rating looks like
Toyota is once again, for another year, the world’s king of cars. In particular, the Japanese group, which includes the brands Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu and Hino, among others. accumulated a total of 11.23 million units in 2023what does it mean 7.2% growth compared to the same period last year.
This figure is therefore making it the world’s best-selling automaker for the fourth year in a row.given that As of 2020, Toyota is the manufacturer with the most sales in the world..
Except, This is the eleventh year of leadership since 2007, when General Motors lost the world crown after 76 years..
And it should also be noted that it is not only a global leader, but also in some markets such as Spain, where it also number one in sales for two years.
In the following table you can see Toyota’s global leadership over the past four years and overall record:
Year | Best-seller | Sales worldwide |
2023 | Toyota Group | 11.23 million |
2022 | Toyota Group | 10.4 million |
2021 | Toyota Group | 10.49 million |
2020 | Toyota Group | 9.52 million |
2019 | Volkswagen Group | 10.83 million |
2018 | Volkswagen Group | 10.8 million |
2017 | Volkswagen Group | 10.74 million |
2016 | Volkswagen Group | 10.3 million |
2015 | Toyota Group | 10.15 million |
year 2014 | Toyota Group | 9.91 million |
2013 | Toyota Group | 9.98 million |
year 2012 | Toyota Group | 9.9 million |
2011 | General Motors | 9.02 million |
2010 | Toyota Group | 8.41 million |
year 2009 | Toyota Group | 8.92 million |
2008 | Toyota Group | 9.37 million |
2007 | General Motors | GM ruled the automobile industry for 76 years. |
Rating of world manufacturers
Once we know that Toyota is back as the world leader, it’s time to find out what the rest of the manufacturers have done and what the global automotive order looks like.
And here, according to data collected by EL ESPAÑOL, we have to Volkswagen Group is in second position with 9.24 million.followed by Hyundai-Kia Group is in third place with 7.3 million.
fourth place will belong to the Stellantis Group (manufacturer of Peugeot, Citroën, Opel, Fiat and Jeep), quintfor an alliance between Renault-Nissan and Mitsubishi, and then Chinese SAIC.
No. | Cluster | Sales 2023 |
1 | Toyota | 11.3 million |
2 | Volkswagen | 9.24 million |
3 | Hyundai-Kia | 7.3 million |
4 | Stellantis | 6.40 million |
5 | Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi | 6.28 million |
6 | SAIC | 5.02 million |
7 | G.M. | 4.87 million |
8 | Sling | 3.97 million |
9 | Ford | 3.95 million |
10 | BID | 3.01 million |
eleven | Suzuki | 3.01 million |
12 | Geely Group (Geely, Lynk & Co, Volvo, Zeekr) | 2.79 million |
13 | BMW Group | 2.55 million |
14 | Mercedes Group | 2.49 million |
fifteen | Tesla | 1.8 million |
BYD is the one that is growing the most
Of all these car groups among Among those that stand out the most for their growth are BYD and Tesla..
From the very beginning BYD, which Production of plug-in vehicles alone (hybrids or pure electric vehicles) increased from 1.8 million in 2022 to 3.01 million in 2023.what did it mean an increase of 67%.
AND Tesla, for its part, also posted one of the biggest gains in the industry with a 38% increase.will increase from 1.3 million in 2022 to 1.8 million in 2023.
As for other manufacturers, the Group of Companies is among the first to grow. Volkswagen sales increased by 12% will increase from 8.26 million in 2022 to 9.24 million in 2023.
Should Toyota grew by 7.2% from 10.5 million to 11.3 million; and Hyundai-Kiawhich rose from 6.84 million to 7.3 million (just under 7%), or Stellantis Group, which also grew from 6 million to 6.4 or 6.6 million, representing an increase of 7% to 10%. (the final results are not yet known).
In this sense, within the Stellantis group we still do not have information about the total sales of all brands in the group, but we can know that Opel, for example, was one of the brands with the greatest growth as its share increased to 15%. will reach 670,000 units, which is the highest figure in the last four years. We are waiting for the final sales of all brands, so those that are growing the most remain.
No. | Cluster | Sales growth 2023 compared to 2022 |
1 | BID | +67% |
2 | Tesla | +38% |
3 | Volkswagen | +12% |
4 | Toyota | +7.2% |
5 | Stellantis | +7%-10% |
6 | Hyundai-Kia | +6.7% |