Toyota breaks all-time record in light commercials

Announcing the Toyota Professional name globally for the first time in 2019, the brand soon became a voice in the world of light commercial vehicles in Turkey.

Bringing Toyota quality and services to the light commercial vehicle segment, the brand capped this success with the highest ever light commercial vehicle sales record in 2022.

Having sold 11,661 light commercial vehicles in Turkey in 2022, Toyota increased its light commercial vehicle sales by 74.3% compared to the previous year. In addition, Toyota, which increased its market share by 2.3 points, took its place among the top 3 brands selling light commercial vehicles with a share of 6.1 percent.

Toyota sold 7,707 Hilux units in the January-December period, thus breaking the record for the highest Hilux annual sales. Hilux’s previous record was 5,645 units in 2016.

With this sales performance, Toyota Hilux managed to be the leader in its segment throughout the year. In addition, Hilux accounted for about 65 percent of Toyota’s light commercial sales.

The Proace City and Proace City Cargo models belonging to the Toyota Professional product range also completed 2022 with record numbers. Proace City drew attention with 3,081 sales and Proace City Cargo with 873 sales.

Toyota’s preferred passenger car model during 2022 was the Corolla Sedan with 30,948 units. While the Corolla Sedan was followed by the Corolla Cross with 2,731 units, the C-HR Hybrid model sold 1,561 units, the Yaris model 1,349 units and the Yaris Cross model 1,122 units. (AA)