Suzuki overtakes Nissan as Japan's third‑largest automaker in 2025

SUZUKI MOTOR

29/01/2026 06:00

TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Suzuki Motor 7269.T overtook Nissan 7201.T as Japan's third-biggest automaker in 2025, sales data released by the two companies showed on Thursday, the first time in at least over a decade that Suzuki has outsold Nissan during a calendar year.

Suzuki reported a 1.4% rise in global sales to about 3.3 million cars last year, while Nissan sold 3.2 million vehicles, down 4.4% from a year earlier.

Both companies trailed Toyota 7203.T, which reported record sales of 10.5 million Toyota- and Lexus-branded vehicles, and Honda 7267.T, which saw sales slip by 7.5% over the period to 3.5 million vehicles.

 (Reporting by Daniel Leussink; Editing by Himani Sarkar)

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