The extra production will go to feed demand for more environmentally friendly vehicles in both established markets like the US as well as emerging markets such as China, reports the Nikkei.
Including the sales of its subsidiaries Daihatsu and Hino, Toyota managed to end GM’s 75 year stay as the world’s biggest carmaker last year with a lead of 128,000 vehicles. By the looks of things, the gap is likely to spread even further in coming years.