Global car sales rankings for the first half of 2025 announced

Japan's Toyota Motor Group led the world with sales of 5.5449 million vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 7%, breaking its highest sales record of 5.47 million vehicles in the first half of 2021. Germany's Volkswagen Group followed closely behind, with global sales of 4.4053 million vehicles in the first half of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 1%. South Korea's Hyundai Kia Group ranked third with sales of 3.6542 million vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 1.06%. General Motors' global sales reached 2.988 million vehicles in the first half of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 6.7%, mainly due to the Chinese market. Its sales in the Chinese market were 890,000 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 9.4%. Due to a decline in sales in North America and Europe, Stellantis Group's global sales in the first half of the year fell 8% year-on-year to 2.69 million vehicles, and its ranking fell to fifth.