May. 27, 2008

Toyota Announces Results for April 2008

 

Tokyo ― TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today the production, sales in Japan and export results of TMC and subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd., for April 2008.

April 2008 Results
  (Unit = one vehicle; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change)
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
PRODUCTION IN JAPAN*1        
 Passenger cars 301,550 (1.3) 51,009 (-2.7) --- --- 352,559 (0.7)
 Trucks & buses 29,550 (-1.2) 11,106 (8.0) 8,782 (11.4) 49,438 (2.8)
         
Total 331,100 (1.1) 62,115 (-0.9) 8,782 (11.4) 401,997 (1.0)
         
SALES IN JAPAN*2        
 Passenger cars 101,658 (11.4) 38,463 (6.0) --- --- 140,121 (9.9)
 Trucks & buses 13,077 (-9.7) 9,504 (-5.0) 2,322 (5.3) 24,903 (-6.7)
         
Total 114,735 (8.6) 47,967 (3.6) 2,322 (5.3) 165,024 (7.0)
         
EXPORTS        
 Passenger cars 218,916 (8.0) 11,634 (8.9) --- --- 230,550 (8.1)
 Trucks & buses 19,258 (27.6) 1,984 (25.3) 5,588 (23.0) 26,830 (26.4)
         
Total 238,174 (9.4) 13,618 (11.0) 5,588 (23.0) 257,380 (9.7)
         
OVERSEAS PRODUCTION*3 395,940 (16.3) 11,011 (93.4) --- --- 406,951 (17.5)
WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION 727,040 (8.8) 73,126 (6.9) 8,782 (11.4) 808,948 (8.7)
*1. CBU and KD (Japan line-off basis)
*2. Includes vehicles produced overseas
*3. Excludes KD (local line-off basis)

April 2008 Highlights (year-on-year)

PRODUCTION IN JAPAN
Toyota
  • First increase in two months
Daihatsu
  • Decrease
Hino
  • Ninth consecutive month of increase
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • First increase in two months
SALES IN JAPAN
Toyota
  • First increase in five months
  • Sales of Lexus vehicles were 2,392 units (2.6% decrease from April 2007)
  • 49.2% share of market excluding minivehicles (0.7% increase from April 2007)
Daihatsu
  • First increase in two months
  • Number of minivehicles sold in April 2008 was approximately 47,000 (4.4% increase from April 2007); first increase in two months
  • 34.9% share of minivehicle market (2.4% increase from April 2007); record high
Hino
  • First increase in four months
  • Number of standard trucks sold was approximately 1,200 (10.1% increase from April 2007); first increase in four months
  • 28.2% share of the truck* market (2.8% increase from April 2007)
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Increase
  • 44.7% share of market including minivehicles (1.6% increase from April 2007); record high for month of April
*Maximum loading capacity of more than four tons; excluding imported trucks
EXPORTS
Toyota
  • Seventh consecutive month of increase, due to increased exports mainly to Asia, Oceania and Middle East
Daihatsu
  • Fifth consecutive month of increase, due to increased exports mainly to Asia
Hino
  • Twenty-eighth consecutive month of increase, due to increased exports mainly to Asia and Latin America
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Seventh consecutive month of increase
OVERSEAS PRODUCTION
Toyota
  • Seventy-sixth consecutive month of increase, due to increased production in almost all regions; record high for month of April
Daihatsu
  • Eighteenth consecutive month of increase, due to increased production in Indonesia
Toyota + Daihatsu
  • Seventy-sixth consecutive month of increase; record high for month of April
Year To Date (January 1 to April 30, 2008)

(Unit = 1 vehicle; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change)
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
PRODUCTION IN JAPAN*1 1,461,928 (3.0) 275,326 (-0.7) 36,869 (13.2) 1,774,123 (2.6)
SALES IN JAPAN*2 573,858 (-2.4) 240,235 (-1.0) 15,634 (-8.4) 829,727 (-2.1)
EXPORTS 928,626 (7.2) 53,035 (8.6) 22,666 (31.7) 1,004,327 (7.7)
OVERSEAS PRODUCTION*3 1,536,558 (12.6) 35,574 (78.2) --- --- 1,572,132 (13.5)
WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION 2,998,486 (7.7) 310,900 (4.6) 36,869 (13.2) 3,346,255 (7.4)
*1. CBU and KD (Japan line-off basis)
*2. Includes vehicles produced overseas
*3. Excludes KD (local line-off basis)
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