Toyota Motor is the world's largest automaker by volume, headquartered in Toyota City, Japan.
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Toyota is the world's largest automaker producing over 10 million vehicles annually, yet its emissions footprint of 589.57 Mt CO₂e remains stubbornly high with minimal absolute reductions. The company actively lobbies against climate regulations globally, funds climate deniers, faces greenwashing complaints, and ranks lowest among automakers on climate policy alignment—undermining all operational progress.
Toyota Motor scores 26/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified May 2026.
That places Toyota Motor joint 710th of 847 companies scored, and joint 16th of 24 in Automotive.
Where Toyota Motor sits among automotive peers.
Among the 24 major automotive brands we've scored, Toyota Motor is tied =16th of 24, with 4 others.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
Toyota actively opposes GHG standards in US, Australia, UK, EU, Canada.
Scope 3 Category 11 declined marginally.
SBTi-validated targets cover Scope 1+2 (68% absolute reduction by 2035 vs 2019) and Scope 3 Category 11 (intensity-only: 33.3% by 2030, 50%+ by 2035 in gCO₂/km).
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Get in touch →Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Water Impact (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Controversies & Red Flags and Emissions Trajectory (0/10, 3/10).
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Toyota Motor.
Kia discloses comprehensively but emissions trajectory is broken: Scope 1+2 improved 17%, but Scope 3 dominates at 99% of total and grows with record sales.
See the breakdown →Renault has cut Scope 1&2 emissions 50% since 2019 and signed major renewable PPAs, but total emissions rose 17% in 2024 due to expanded Scope 3 reporting.
See the breakdown →Volkswagen reports strong operational emissions reductions but masks worsening total impact: Scope 3 rose 4.4% to 420Mt CO2e in 2023 while intensity-only targets obscure absolute growth.
See the breakdown →The formula and all 12 sources.
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
7 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
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Toyota Motor is the world's largest automaker by volume, headquartered in Toyota City, Japan. Founded in 1937, it manufactures passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, and powertrains across 14+ global manufacturing plants. The company is a leading hybrid manufacturer but has a delayed EV transition strategy relative to peers.
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