A video crew records the new Toyota Camry 2025 all-electrified model on display at the AutoMobility LA Auto Show, Nov 16, 2023, in Los Angeles. (PHOTO / AP)

TOKYO - Toyota Motor sold a record 11.2 million vehicles in 2023, it said on Tuesday, taking the crown as the world's top-selling automaker for a fourth straight year.

The Japanese automaker reported a 7.2 percent jump in global group sales last year, including those of truck unit Hino Motors opens new tab and small-car maker Daihatsu, helped by record overseas sales of 8.9 million vehicles.

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Second-ranked German rival Volkswagen Group earlier this month reported a 12 percent rise in deliveries last year to 9.2 million cars, marking a post-pandemic recovery as supply chain bottlenecks eased.

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Sales of Toyota's parent-only vehicles, which include those of its namesake and Lexus brands, hit a record of 10.3 million vehicles in 2023.

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Gasoline-electric hybrids made up about a third of those. Battery electric vehicles accounted for less than 1 percent.