The automaker sold roughly 2.3 million hybrid vehicles worldwide during the first six months of 2026, accounting for about 86 percent of its total electrified vehicle sales, while electrified models overall climbed 9.1 percent year-on-year to 2.7 million units. To steadily meet customer demand, we will continue to expand HEV battery production capacity.” Specifics about the new batteries Toyota is developing remain limited at this early stage. Toyota expects the hybrid take rate to increase in the coming years, which is why it is already considering expanding battery production for hybrids beyond the initial 600,000-vehicle-per-year capacity. With the 5-million-unit sales target firmly in sight, the battery investment signals that Toyota is treating hybrid vehicles not as a transitional product but as a core, long-running platform in its global lineup.