OREANDA-NEWS. The company "Toyota Motor" in 2017 celebrates the 15 years of work in the Russian market. By starting its activity as an official importer of Toyota and Lexus cars in 2002, Toyota Motor is in the status of the Japanese auto company No. 1 in Russia in 2017.

As reported by the press service of Toyota Motor, from 2002 to 2016, official dealers of Toyota and Lexus sold in Russia 1 million 673 thousand 749 cars. The total annual sales of the two brands grew almost 14 times during this period: from 8600 in 2002 to 118700 units in 2016. Record sales of the company in the Russian market were fixed in 2008 and they were 204,761 cars Toyota and Lexus. Simultaneously with the sales volume, the market share of the company grew. From 2002 to 2016, this indicator increased by 10 times: from 0.8% to a record 8.3%.

From 2002 to 2016, 1 million 499 thousand 097 Toyota cars were sold. For several years, the brand has been a leader among all Japanese auto brands in Russia. From 2002 to 2016, 174,652 Lexus cars were sold. At the end of 2016, Lexus rose to the third place of the rating of premium brands with the largest sales volumes. On a global scale, the Russian market has become the fourth largest in terms of sales of Lexus cars.

The number of official Toyota and Lexus dealers in Russia grew from 11 to 154 for 15 years, by covering Russia from the westernmost point in Kaliningrad to its eastern regions, including Sakhalin. The company's staff grew to 2,860 employees.