Mar. 28, 2005

Toyota Announces February Results

 

Tokyo ― TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) today announced the production and sales in Japan and export results of TMC and subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd. for February 2005.

FEBRUARY 2005 RESULTS [Unit = 1 vehicle]
Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
PRODUCTION IN
JAPAN
Passenger cars 304,001 (11.6) 49,007 (7.9) --- --- 353,008 (11.1)
Trucks & buses 38,656   (1.5) 15,744   (14.4) 7,607   (0.5) 62,007   (4.4)
Total 342,657   (10.4) 64,751   (9.4) 7,607   (0.5) 415,015   (10.0)
SALES IN JAPAN  
Passenger cars 148,472   (3.0) 42,879   (5.8) --- --- 191,351   (3.6)
Trucks & buses 15,545   (3.3) 13,663   (24.7) 3,852   (-6.7) 33,060   (9.7)
Total 164,017   (3.0) 56,542   (9.8) 3,852   (-6.7) 224,411   (4.5)
EXPORTS  
Passenger cars 148,223   (12.6) 6,381   (8.6) --- --- 154,604   (12.4)
Trucks & buses 21,059   (-4.2) 1,687   (61.3) 3,188   (-4.8) 25,934   (-1.7)
Total 169,282   (10.2) 8,068   (16.5) 3,188   (-4.8) 180,538   (10.2)
OVERSEAS
PRODUCTION		 260,972   (13.4) 4,586   (51.9) --- --- 265,558   (13.9)
WORLDWIDE
PRODUCTION		 603,629   (11.6) 69,337   (11.4) 7,607   (0.5) 680,573   (11.5)
Notes: 1. Production in Japan: CBU + KD (on a domestic line-off base)
2. Sales in Japan: includes vehicles produced overseas
3. Overseas production: overseas production excluding KD (on a local line-off base)
4. Worldwide production: production in Japan + overseas production
5. Figures in parentheses show year-on-year percentage change
February 2005 Highlights (year-on-year)

PRODUCTION IN JAPAN
Toyota
  • Second consecutive month of increase
Daihatsu
  • Second consecutive month of increase
Hino
  • First increase in two months
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Second consecutive month of increase

SALES IN JAPAN
Toyota
  • First increase in two months
  • 45.9% share of market (excluding minivehicles), the highest ever for February
Daihatsu
  • Fifteenth consecutive month of increase
  • 32.2% share of the minivehicle market the highest ever
Hino
  • A decrease from February 2004
  • 33.0% share of the truck market
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • First increase in two months
  • 42.4% share of market (including minivehicles), the highest ever for February

EXPORTS
Toyota
  • First increase in three months due to increased exports to the U.S., Europe and the Middle East
Daihatsu
  • Third consecutive month of increase due to increased exports mainly to Oceania and Latin America
Hino
  • A decrease from February 2004, due to decreased exports mainly to Asia and Oceania despite increased exports to Latin America
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • First increase in three months

OVERSEAS PRODUCTION
Toyota
  • Thirty-eighth consecutive month of increase due to increased production in almost all regions, marking a record high for the month of February
Daihatsu
  • Twentieth consecutive month of increase due to increased production in Indonesia
Toyota + Daihatsu
  • Thirty-eighth consecutive month of increase, marking a record high for the month of February
YEAR TO DATE [Unit = 1 vehicle]
Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
PRODUCTION IN
JAPAN		 640,866 (5.9) 121,050 (7.9) 14,576 (-3.7) 776,492 (6.0)
SALES IN
JAPAN		 276,388   (0.8) 99,079   (7.0) 7,043   (-8.3) 382,510   (2.2)
EXPORTS 310,667   (3.9) 16,484   (30.2) 5,661   (-11.9) 332,812   (4.6)
OVERSEAS
PRODUCTION		 518,082   (11.4) 9,894   (86.3) ---   --- 527,976   (12.3)
WORLDWIDE
PRODUCTION		 1,158,948   (8.3) 130,944   (11.4) 14,576   (-3.7) 1,304,468   (8.5)
Notes: 1. Production in Japan: CBU + KD (on a domestic line-off base)
2. Sales in Japan: includes vehicles produced overseas
3. Overseas production: overseas production excluding KD (on a local line-off base)
4. Worldwide production: production in Japan + overseas production
5. Figures in parentheses show year-on-year percentage change