Till Conrad, Executive Vice President - Sales, Toyota Motor Europe
Toyota sold 865,401 vehicles between January-September retaining the position of 2nd best selling brand in Europe. Yaris Cross was best selling car in the B-SUV segment with 11% share. The brand's top sellers also included the Yaris range, Corolla range, Toyota C-HR, RAV4 and Aygo X. TME's overall electrified sales mix is now at 76%, with volume increasing +5% year-on-year. Sales of battery electric vehicles were up +46% year-on-year at 39,098 vehicles while plug-in hybrid sales increased +292% year-on-year to 67,691, accelerated by strong demand for the new Toyota C-HR Plug-in Hybrid.
Toyota Professional continued to grow volume with 117,410 vehicles sold in the first nine months, an increase of 21% year-on-year. Strong demand for Hilux fueled growth of 20% year-on-year with 36,652 vehicles sold. The Proace Family range of commercial vans with the addition of PROACE Max in the Heavy Duty Segment, also experienced 21% volume growth year-on-year, with strong demand its battery electric versions.
Lexus posted record sales of 65,051 an increase of +2% year-on-year, while sales of its electrified models increased +7% year-on-year. Lexus has a 100% electrified sales mix in West Europe and 94% across the entire region. Key performers are the compact Lexus LBX Hybrid which increased sales by +31% year-on-year and Lexus NX (available in plug-in hybrid and hybrid variants).
(2) Toyota Motor Europe is responsible for all Western, Central and Eastern European countries including Turkey as well as Israel and a number of Central Asian markets (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan). NB TME discontinued sales in Russia in 2022.
*East Europe includes Kazakhstan, Caucasus, Ukraine, Turkey and Israel.
Models listed in italics are produced locally at Toyota's European manufacturing facilities.