Sep. 26, 2012

TMC Announces Results for August 2012

 

Toyota City, Japan, September 26, 2012―Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces its production, domestic sales and export results, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd., for August 2012.
August 2012 Results Unit = one vehicle; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
Production in
Japan*1		        
Passenger cars 237,943 (4.9) 46,920 (21.7) ― ― 284,863 (7.3)
Trucks & buses 24,221 (-5.0) 8,992 (-14.5) 11,746 (21.2) 44,959 (-1.6)
      Total 262,164 (3.9) 55,912 (13.9) 11,746 (21.2) 329,822 (6.0)
Sales in Japan*2        
Passenger cars 112,188 (21.2) 36,881 (16.5) ― ― 149,069 (20.0)
Trucks & buses 11,228 (13.7) 8,338 (-15.9) 3,132 (-22.9) 22,698 (-4.8)
      Total 123,416 (20.5) 45,219 (8.7) 3,132 (-22.9) 171,767 (16.0)
Exports        
Passenger cars 124,514 (2.6) 305 (-87.5) ― ― 124,819 (0.8)
Trucks & buses 14,451 (-13.0) ― ― 6,767 (16.1) 21,218 (-5.5)
      Total 138,965 (0.7) 305 (-87.5) 6,767 (16.1) 146,037 (-0.1)
Production
outside Japan*3		 431,087 (15.0) 15,418 (-0.5) 1,905 (25.8) 448,410 (14.4)
Worldwide
production		 693,251 (10.5) 71,330 (10.5) 13,651 (21.8) 778,232 (10.7)
*1Includes kits for overseas assembly; *2includes overseas production; *3excludes kits from Japan
August 2012 Highlights (year-on-year)

Production in Japan

  Toyota
 
  • Thirteenth consecutive month of increase
  Daihatsu
 
  • Eleventh consecutive month of increase
  Hino
 
  • Fifteenth consecutive month of increase
  Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
 
  • Eleventh consecutive month of increase


Sales in Japan


  Toyota
 
  • Twelfth consecutive month of increase
  • Lexus-vehicle sales totaled 3,264 units (17.9% decrease)
  • Minivehicle sales totaled 3,977 units
  • 51.3% share of market excluding minivehicles (4.0% increase); eighth consecutive month of increase
  • 33.2% share of market including minivehicles
  Daihatsu
 
  • Eleventh consecutive month of increase
  • Minivehicle sales totaled approximately 45,000 units (8.9% increase); eleventh consecutive month of increase
  • 32.5% share of minivehicle market (4.0% decrease)
  Hino
 
  • First decrease in fourteen months
  • Standard-truck sales totaled approximately 1,600 units (38.3% decrease)
  • 35.5% share of the truck* market (4.2% decrease)
  Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
 
  • Eleventh consecutive month of increase
  • 46.2% share of market including minivehicles (1.4% increase); eleventh consecutive month of increase


*Maximum loading capacity of four tons or more; excluding imported trucks



Exports


  Toyota
 
  • Thirteenth consecutive month of increase, due to increased exports to Europe, Asia, Oceania and Africa
  Daihatsu
 
  • Decreased, due to decreased exports to Latin America, Oceania, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe
  Hino
 
  • Eleventh consecutive month of increase, due to increased exports to all regions
  Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
 
  • First decrease in thirteen months


Production outside Japan


  Toyota
 
  • Ninth consecutive month of increase, due to increased production in Africa, Latin America and North America; record high for the month of August
  Daihatsu
 
  • Decreased, due to decreased production in Indonesia
  Hino
 
  • Fourteenth consecutive month of increase, due to increased production in Asia
  Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
 
  • Ninth consecutive month of increase, record high for the month of August
Year to Date (January 1 to August 31, 2012)
Unit = one vehicle; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
Production in
Japan*1		 2,472,381 (57.2) 556,466 (55.8) 103,301 (54.7) 3,132,148 (56.9)
Sales in Japan*2 1,216,903 (71.5) 491,955 (43.4) 27,337 (33.9) 1,736,195 (61.8)
Exports 1,331,734 (51.2) 7,167 (-48.5) 64,532 (52.3) 1,403,433 (49.8)
Production
outside Japan*3		 3,611,721 (37.3) 145,969 (19.7) 14,495 (71.2) 3,772,185 (36.6)
Worldwide
production		 6,084,102 (44.7) 702,435 (46.6) 117,796 (56.6) 6,904,333 (45.1)
*1Includes kits for overseas assembly; *2includes overseas production; *3excludes kits from Japan