Dec. 24, 2002

Production and Sales Continue to Rise in November

 

Tokyo ―TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) today announced the production, domestic sales and export results of TMC and subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd. for November 2002.

NOVEMBER 2002 RESULTS
[Unit = 1 vehicle]
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
DOMESTIC
PRODUCTION		                
Passenger
cars		 279,809 (12.6) 41,046 (-4.3) - - 320,855 (10.1)
Trucks &
buses		 33,771 (-0.8) 12,968 (-1.3) 4,216 (10.3) 50,955 (-0.1)
Total 313,580 (11.0) 54,014 (-3.6) 4,216 (10.3) 371,810 (8.6)
DOMESTIC
SALES		                
Passenger
cars		 93,495 (4.7) 31,840 (1.5) - - 125,335 (3.9)
Trucks &
buses		 52,766 (26.1) 13,172 (-8.4) 2,530 (10.1) 68,468 (17.0)
Total 146,261 (11.5) 45,012 (-1.6) 2,530 (10.1) 193,803 (8.2)
EXPORTS                
Passenger
cars		 160,822 (21.7) 5,490 (48.0) - - 166,312 (22.4)
Trucks &
buses		 20,428 (-6.5) 858 (25.1) 2,031 (54.2) 23,317 (-2.2)
Total 181,250 (17.7) 6,348 (44.4) 2,031 (54.2) 189,629 (18.8)
OVERSEAS
PRODUCTION		 196,049 (21.8) 1,756 (-16.9) - - 197,805 (21.3)
WORLDWIDE
PRODUCTION		 509,629 (14.9) 55,770 (-4.1) 4,216 (10.3) 569,615 (12.7)
Notes:
  1. Domestic production: CBU + KD (on a domestic line-off base)
  2. Domestic Sales: includes vehicles produced overseas
  3. Overseas production: overseas production excluding KD (on a local line-off base)
  4. Worldwide production: domestic production + overseas production
  5. Figures in parentheses show year-on-year percentage change


November 2002 Highlights (year-on-year)

DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
Toyota
  • Third consecutive month of increase
Daihatsu
  • Second consecutive month of decrease
Hino
  • First increase in five months
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Third consecutive month of increase

DOMESTIC SALES
Toyota
  • Third consecutive month of increase
  • 44.1% share of market excluding minivehicles
Daihatsu
  • Sixteenth consecutive month of decrease
  • 29.5% share of the minivehicle market
Hino
  • Second consecutive month of increase
  • 28.8% share of the truck market
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Third consecutive month of increase
  • 40.3% share of market including minivehicles

EXPORTS
Toyota
  • Third consecutive month of increase due to increased exports mainly to North America and Asia
Daihatsu
  • Second consecutive month of increase due to increased exports mainly to Europe and the Middle East
Hino
  • Tenth consecutive month of increase due to increased exports mainly to the Middle East, Oceania and Asia
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Third consecutive month of increase

OVERSEAS PRODUCTION
Toyota
  • Eleventh consecutive month of increase due to increased production mainly in Asia and Europe
Daihatsu
  • First decrease in three months due to decreased production mainly in Malaysia
Toyota + Daihatsu
  • Eleventh consecutive month of increase

YEAR TO DATE
[Unit = 1 vehicle]
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
DOMESTIC
PRODUCTION		 3,217,765 (2.9) 553,040 (-6.6) 50,090 (1.8) 3,820,895 (1.4)
DOMESTIC
SALES		 1,564,517 (-1.8) 467,915 (-7.3) 30,444 (-3.0) 2,062,876 (-3.1)
EXPORTS 1,667,960 (9.1) 70,336 (18.5) 20,946 (20.4) 1,759,242 (9.5)
OVERSEAS
PRODUCTION		 1,987,417 (18.8) 19,536 (-0.9) - - 2,006,953 (18.5)
WORLDWIDE
PRODUCTION		 5,205,182 (8.5) 572,576 (-6.4) 50,090 (1.8) 5,827,848 (6.7)
Notes:
  1. Domestic production: CBU + KD (on a domestic line-off base)
  2. Domestic sales: includes vehicles produced overseas
  3. Overseas production: overseas production excluding KD (on a local line-off base)
  4. Worldwide production: domestic production + overseas production
  5. Figures in parentheses show year-on-year percentage change