Global sales of Toyota and Lexus brands are expected to be at 8.9 million vehicles in 2013, up 2.5 percent from the sales expected this year.
Group-wide, Toyota expects to produce 9.94 million vehicles and sell 9.91 million vehicles in 2013. The group-wide forecasts include figures at Daihatsu Motor Co (7262.T) and Hino Motors Ltd (7205.T).
For 2012, Toyota expects its group-wide production to be 9.92 million vehicles globally, up 26 percent from a year ago, as it recovers from a huge earthquake in Japan and Thai floods that took place in 2011.
It sees its group-wide global sales for 2012 to be 9.7 million vehicles, up 22 percent.
(Reporting by Yoko Kubota; Editing by Matt Driskill)
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