Italy Production : 2023-24

The data from the source comes a bit slowly and I forgot about it. It is useful to know which vehicles are produced here. Few countries allow us this insight.

PCs: 2024 wasn't a stellar year by any means. Production was down 43% with all the main companies affected. Stellantis has been doing it tough and most of what is below is theirs. Without a model breakdown, it's hard to pinpoint why.

2025 data has reason to offer more promise. 

CVs: They were also out of sorts, with a 15% drop in volume. Peugeot was an exception and the arrival of Toyota may help if it improves from here. 

Combine the both and production was at 591,000, down 32%. Production volumes can be more volatile than sales as models can be transferred in or out of plants. 

Data source: ANFIA. 

Lexus Regional Sales : 2024-25

I last did Lexus' regional sales for 2021-23 and it can be viewed by clicking here. I thought it time to update for the most recent two years.

The cars are designed with North America in mind and it is the largest region for the marque. If Asia was combined, it would be 36.9% compared to the 46.3% of NA. The gap between the two widened in 2025.

Europe continues to be a work in progress for Lexus, with limited penetration for what is a large premium market. For its size, the Middle East is a successful region. 

Summary: A 4% increase is a strong result with increased competition and a segment that was overall up just 2%. 

Data source: Lexus. Pics: RX (above) & LBX (below).

Toyota Group Global Sales : 2024-25

With all the pressures on car manufacturers - especially with increasing competition - Toyota still managed a +3.7% result. We can break it down regionally.

Asia: 45.4% of the company's sales come from here. It had a 2.8% increase after a 6.7% drop in 2024. 37.2% of the sales in Asia are in China and Japan 31.4%. India is increasingly becoming an important market, with sales up 17%.

North America: 27.8% of Toyota's global deliveries were here in 2025. It was also up 7.3%. 86% of the region's total went to the USA.

Europe: It lost ground to most other regions with an almost flat 1.4% upturn. Spain did well, but the largest market (Germany) continued to underachieve for Toyota.

Oc / ME / Af: The region's deliveries were up 4.2%, the Gulf States accounting for 41.4% of that total. South Africa (RSA) was up 15.5%.

Latin America: Just 4.5% of the company's total was here.It was also the only region that was down in sales (-3.2%). Brazil's -13.7% was the reason for the poorer showing.

Summary: A good result, all things considered.

Data source: Toyota. 

Pics: Toyota Fortuner above & Lexus TX (a North American only model) below.