Over 40 million Toyota Corollas sold across the globe

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has now announced that overall sales of the Toyota "Corolla" surpassed 40 million in July, reaching 40.01 million units. The Corolla accounts for one in every five vehicles sold by Toyota in its 76-years of history. Moreover, the company sold over 1 million units just four years after its launch.

In 1997, the Corolla sedan became the world's best-selling nameplate, with global cumulative sales exceeding 22.65 million units. More than a million units have been sold each year since 2002, and last year, a total of 3,180 Corollas were sold every day across more than 150 countries and regions.

Marking the milestone, Corolla Chief Engineer Shinichi Yasui said: “I feel this car has been nurtured by people all over the world and I am very proud to have contributed to its foundation and grateful to all those who have owned and loved their Corollas. The key to the Corolla’s success is the faithful passing down of its original development concept from Tatsuo Hasegawa: that the Corolla must bring happiness and well-being to people around the world.”

When the first Corolla rolled off the production line, many basic safety features were still optional. Later, to meet the needs of families, Toyota decided to include many of these features as standard. Toyota’s commitment to pursue higher and higher levels of quality and continue adding new standard features to the affordably priced Corolla has helped ensure that families around the world continue to choose it more than any other nameplate.