Toyota to slow EV output to 30% below previous 2026 sales forecast

Japan auto giant revises plan, now eyes 1m cars for global market

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Toyota's decision to lower its EV production target for 2026 to 1 million cars, 30% below its earlier sales forecast, was prompted by the slowdown in the global EV market.

Nikkei staff writers

NAGOYA -- Toyota Motor plans to significantly slow its production of electric vehicles, cutting its global output forecast for 2026 to 1 million cars, some 30% lower than the previously announced sales forecast for the same year, Nikkei has learned.

The Japanese automaker's decision to cut EV production was prompted by the slowdown in the global EV market. Toyota has notified its parts suppliers of the decision.

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