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by breve 252 days ago
> That's great, but the writing is still on the wall if Toyota doesn't get serious about electric cars.

This sentiment doesn't match the practical reality. Toyota is the best selling automaker in the world.

In 2011 Toyota sold 7.9 million cars. In 2023 Toyota sold 11.2 million, a record sales year. It looks like 2025 might set a new sales record for Toyota:

https://www.autoblog.com/news/nearly-900000-cars-sold-toyota...

Toyota isn't getting the car business wrong. Toyota is getting it right.

BEVs will make up a greater percentage of Toyota's sales as time goes on. The notion Toyota somehow doesn't understand the car business is just false.