Nov. 26, 2003

Production and Sales Continue to Increase in October

 

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 October 2003.

OCTOBER 2003 RESULTS [Unit = 1 vehicle]
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
DOMESTIC
PRODUCTION		  
Passenger cars 291,779  (0.3) 43,549  (27.8) --- --- 335,328  (3.2)
Trucks & buses 45,411  (3.4) 14,167  (0.5) 6,655  (63.8) 66,233  (6.7)
 
Total 337,190  (0.7) 57,716  (19.8) 6,655  (63.8) 401,561  (3.8)
DOMESTIC
SALES
Passenger cars 98,183  (-0.2) 30,651  (17.0) --- --- 128,834  (3.4)
Trucks & buses 51,663  (0.5) 10,892  (4.6) 3,479  (64.4) 66,034  (3.3)
 
Total 149,846  (0.1) 41,543  (13.5) 3,479  (64.4) 194,868  (3.4)
EXPORTS
Passenger cars 144,246  (-0.9) 6,340  (24.2) --- --- 150,586  (0.0)
Trucks & buses 22,161  (-14.1) 974  (-24.0) 2,603  (55.0) 25,738  (-10.5)
 
Total 166,407  (-2.9) 7,314  (14.5) 2,603  (55.0) 176,324  (-1.7)
OVERSEAS
PRODUCTION		 257,491  (25.2) 2,456  (2.8) --- --- 259,947  (24.9)
WORLDWIDE
PRODUCTION		 594,681  (10.0) 60,172  (19.0) 6,655  (63.8) 661,508  (11.2)
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
October 2003 Highlights (year-on-year)

DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
 Toyota
  • Second consecutive month of increase
Daihatsu
  • Second consecutive month of increase
Hino
  • Tenth consecutive month of increase
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Second consecutive month of increase

DOMESTIC SALES
 Toyota
  • Second consecutive month of increase
  • 47.8% share of market excluding minivehicles
Daihatsu
  • Tenth consecutive month of increase
  • 27.7% share of the minivehicle market
Hino
  • Tenth consecutive month of increase
  • 27.6% share of the truck market
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Second consecutive month of increase
  • 42.3% share of market including minivehicles

EXPORTS
 Toyota
  • First decrease in three months due to decreased exports mainly to North America and Asia despite increased exports mainly to Oceania
Daihatsu
  • Fourth consecutive month of increase due to increased exports mainly to the Middle East
Hino
  • Twenty-first consecutive month of increase due to increased exports mainly to Asia and Latin America
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • First decrease in three months

OVERSEAS PRODUCTION
Toyota
  • Twenty-second consecutive month of increase due to increased production in all regions. This also marks the highest monthly production to date.
Daihatsu
  • Fourth consecutive month of increase due to increased production in Indonesia
Toyota + Daihatsu
  • Twenty-second consecutive month of increase. This also marks the highest monthly production to date.
YEAR TO DATE [Unit = 1 vehicle]
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
DOMESTIC
PRODUCTION		 2,941,333 (1.3) 536,340 (7.5) 68,820 (50.0) 3,546,493 (2.8)
 
DOMESTIC
SALES		 1,458,285 (2.8) 459,896 (8.8) 40,180 (43.9) 1,958,361 (4.8)
 
EXPORTS 1,499,260 (0.8) 67,702 (5.8) 27,616 (46.0) 1,594,578 (1.6)
 
OVERSEAS
PRODUCTION		 2,118,527 (18.0) 19,424 (9.2) --- --- 2,137,951 (17.9)
 
WORLDWIDE
PRODUCTION		 5,059,860 (7.7) 555,764 (7.5) 68,820 (50.0) 5,684,444 (8.0)
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