- The Toyota group (including Toyota, Lexus, Scion, Daihatsu and Hino brands) remained the world leader in terms of sales in 2013 with 9.98 million vehicles sold (PCs + LUVs), up 2% compared to 2012.

- Driven by the growth of global sales across all brands and all countries (+4% in 2013), the Japanese carmaker expects to exceed 10 million units in 2014, a performance that has never been achieved by any manufacturer since the beginning of the automobile industry.

- In 2013, the Toyota group overtook its U.S. rival General Motors (9.7 million vehicles sold) and its German rival Volkswagen (9.5 million). In 2013, Toyota saw its sales increase by 7% in the United States (2.24 million units), 9% in China (917 000 units) and 1% in Europe (848 000 units) . However, it decreased by 5% in Japan to 2.30 million units.

- Toyota lost its place as world leader in 2011 to the benefit of General Motors, because of the earthquake and tsunami on March the 11 that same year in the northeast of Japan, which seriously affected the production line for several months, but the Japanese group recovered in 2012. It had previously taken the lead for the first time in 2008 at the expense of General Motors that had previously monopolized the place of world leader for over 70 years.