Despite supply constraints that hindered production and, as a result, sales, Toyota was still able to maintain its position as the top automaker in 2022. The official figures are in, and they indicate that the Japanese manufacturer supplied 10,483,024 vehicles to clients around the world. The amount includes deliveries made by Daihatsu subsidiaries and commercial vehicle producer Hino, and it is down 0.1 percent from 2021.

Volkswagen Group was well behind Toyota at the end of the year as the German automaker sold just 8.3 million vehicles in 2022, a seven percent decrease from the year before. The Russian invasion of Ukraine produced supply difficulties, which led to VW's poorest performance in more than a decade. Lockdowns associated with COVID-19 in China also had an impact.