May. 27, 2003

Domestic Sales Continue to Increase in April

 

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 April 2003.

APRIL 2003 RESULTS
[Unit = 1 vehicle]
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
DOMESTIC
PRODUCTION		                
Passenger cars 240,698 (5.8) 38,107 (18.3) - - 278,805 (7.4)
Trucks & buses 33,537 (8.7) 8,976 (-16.6) 5,219 (34.5) 47,732 (4.9)
Total 274,235 (6.2) 47,083 (9.6) 5,219 (34.5) 326,537 (7.0)
DOMESTIC
SALES		                
Passenger cars 74,977 (1.6) 31,115 (14.2) - - 106,092 (5.0)
Trucks & buses 42,384 (2.5) 10,618 (-6.9) 2,304 (56.1) 55, 306 (2.0)
Total 117,361 (1.9) 41,733 (8.0) 2,304 (56.1) 161,398 (3.9)
EXPORTS                
Passenger cars 144,224 (6.3) 7,163 (8.8) - - 151,387 (6.4)
Trucks & buses 18,866 (-20.6) 1,261 (-4.7) 2,802 (44.0) 22,929 (-15.2)
Total 163,090 (2.3) 8,424 (6.6) 2,802 (44.0) 174,316 (3.0)
OVERSEAS
PRODUCTION		 210,835 (10.7) 1,385 (-20.6) - - 212,220 (10.4)
WORLDWIDE
PRODUCTION		 485,070 (8.1) 48,468 (8.4) 5,219 (34.5) 538,757 (8.3)
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
April 2003 Highlights (year-on-year)
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION

Toyota
  • Second consecutive month of increase
Daihatsu
  • Second consecutive month of increase
Hino
  • Fourth consecutive month of increase
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Second consecutive month of increase

DOMESTIC SALES

Toyota
  • Fourth consecutive month of increase
  • 47.3% share of market excluding minivehicles
Daihatsu
  • Fourth consecutive month of increase
  • 31.2% share of the minivehicle market
Hino
  • Fourth consecutive month of increase
  • 31.9% share of the truck market
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Fourth consecutive month of increase
  • 42.5% share of market including minivehicles

EXPORTS

Toyota
  • First increase in three months due to increased exports mainly to North America and Oceania.
Daihatsu
  • First increase in four months due to increased exports mainly to Europe and the Middle East
Hino
  • Fifteenth consecutive month of increase due to increased exports mainly to Asia, Oceania and North America
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • First increase in three months

OVERSEAS PRODUCTION

Toyota
  • Sixteenth consecutive month of increase due to increased production in almost all regions. This also marks the highest to date.
Daihatsu
  • First decrease in four months due to decreased production mainly in Indonesia
Toyota + Daihatsu
  • Sixteenth consecutive month of increase
YEAR TO DATE
[Unit = 1 vehicle]
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
DOMESTIC
PRODUCTION		 1,196,044 (3.9) 222,091 (2.4) 23,906 (26.6) 1,442,041 (4.0)
DOMESTIC
SALES		 617,783 (5.5) 203,532 (6.4) 14,414 (20.7) 835,729 (5.9)
EXPORTS 606,126 (3.9) 25,128 (0.3) 10,252 (49.5) 641,506 (4.2)
OVERSEAS
PRODUCTION		 768,304 (11.7) 7,694 (21.6) - - 775,998 (11.8)
WORLDWIDE
PRODUCTION		 1,964,348 (6.8) 229,785 (3.0) 23,906 (26.6) 2,218,039 (6.6)
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