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TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp has told its parts makers that it is planning global output of over 10 million vehicles in 2008, up more than 6 per cent from its plans this year, the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday.
Toyota's sales drive has helped its group, which includes Daihatsu Motor Co and truck maker Hino Motors Ltd, end General Motors Corp's 75-year reign as the world's biggest automaker in 2006.
It outsold the struggling Detroit behemoth by 128,000 units last year, according to Automotive News Data Center.
Japan's top automaker aims to make 10.4 million vehicles in 2008 on a group basis, up from a planned 9.74 million units this year, the paper said.
- REUTERS
