A look at Toyota’s global sales by region

Updated at: 10/10/2012 4:05 PM
By The Associated Press

Toyota is recalling 7.43 million vehicles worldwide to fix faulty power-window switches that can cause fires.

Here is the breakdown of Toyota’s global sales by region:

Region 2009 2010 2011 2012F

Asia 3,662,466 4,360,972 4,015,395 4,993,434

Europe 909,544 797,241 785,699 783,840

South America 174,462 214,681 203,812 233,551

North America 2,027,253 1,982,336 1,855,443 2,293,309

Rest of World 89,412 99,563 105,880 134,697

Total World 6,863,137 7,454,793 6,966,229 8,438,831

_ Source: LMC Automotive.

_ 2012 figures are a forecast.

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