Toyota beats Nissan to top quarterly EV sales in Japan for 1st time

Toyota's updated bZ4X electric SUV helped it overtake Nissan in EV sales. (Photo by Masaki Ishihara)

SHOYA OKINAGA and SOTA TANAKA

January 9, 2026 02:07 JST

TOKYO -- Toyota Motor led electric vehicle sales in Japan for the October-December period, a quarterly first for the carmaker that was powered by an upgraded sport utility vehicle.