Germany's biggest automaker is now trimming its workforce by as many as 140,000 to cut costsToyota sells more vehicles despite employing almost 240,000 fewer workers than VW Group. VW employs 629,000 and made 4.13 million cars in 2025; Toyota’s 391,000 made 5.39 million. The company employs around 60 percent more people than Toyota, yet the Japanese automaker is still building and selling more vehicles. Volkswagen Group employs roughly 629,000 people worldwide, while Toyota gets by with about 391,000. Despite that huge difference, Toyota delivered 5.39 million vehicles during the first half of the year, far ahead of VW‘s 4.13 million.