Toyota global sales increased by 5.1% to 4.9 million in the first half of 2023

Japanese automaker Toyota Motor said on Friday that its sales increased 5.1 percent in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period last year, thanks to the easing of semiconductor supply restrictions and, in particular, strong demand in Japan.

The company sold about 4.9 million vehicles globally in the first six months to the end of June, including vehicles from its luxury Lexus brand, compared to about 4.7 million in the same period of 2022.

Toyota’s sales in Japan jumped 33.2 percent to 878,215 units in the same period year on year, while sales in the United States fell 0.7 percent to just over 1 million vehicles, and sales in Asia fell half a percent to about 1.5 million units.

In June, Toyota sold 10,191 battery electric cars worldwide, including Lexus cars, of which about 5,000 were sold in China.