May. 28, 2012

TMC Announces Results for April 2012

 

Toyota City, Japan, May 28, 2012―Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces its production, domestic sales and export results, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd., for April 2012.

April 2012 Results Unit = one vehicle; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
Production in
Japan*1		        
Passenger cars 250,930 (412.4) 51,619 (255.0) ― ― 302,549 (376.4)
Trucks & buses 24,831 (411.3) 13,220 (118.9) 12,373 (150.4) 50,424 (218.4)
      Total 275,761 (412.3) 64,839 (215.1) 12,373 (150.4) 352,973 (344.9)
Sales in Japan*2        
Passenger cars 97,811 (193.2) 42,530 (124.4) ― ― 140,341 (168.3)
Trucks & buses 10,015 (151.9) 10,136 (83.9) 2,214 (89.9) 22,365 (109.9)
      Total 107,826 (188.8) 52,666 (115.3) 2,214 (89.9) 162,706 (158.4)
Exports        
Passenger cars 164,031 (477.1) 618 (-37.2) ― ― 164,649 (459.9)
Trucks & buses 16,019 (515.4) ― ― 8,668 (182.4) 24,687 (335.2)
      Total 180,050 (480.3) 618 (-37.2) 8,668 (182.4) 189,336 (439.8)
Production outside
Japan*3		 419,726 (64.8) 18,564 (62.1) 1,698 (119.9) 439,988 (64.8)
Worldwide
production		 695,487 (125.4) 83,403 (160.4) 14,071 (146.3) 792,961 (129.0)
*1Includes kits for overseas assembly; *2includes overseas production; *3excludes kits from Japan

April 2012 Highlights (year-on-year)

Production in Japan


  Toyota
 
  • Ninth consecutive month of increase
  Daihatsu
 
  • Seventh consecutive month of increase
  Hino
 
  • Eleventh consecutive month of increase
  Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
 
  • Seventh consecutive month of increase


Sales in Japan


  Toyota
 
  • Eighth consecutive month of increase
  • Lexus-vehicle sales totaled 3,457 units (108.8% increase)
  • Minivehicle sales totaled 1,647 units
  • 50.7% share of market excluding minivehicles (16.5% increase); fourth consecutive month of increase
  • 30.0% share of market including minivehicles
  Daihatsu
 
  • Seventh consecutive month of increase
  • Minivehicle sales totaled approximately 52,000 units (114.9% increase); seventh consecutive month of increase
  • 34.8% share of minivehicle market (3.0% increase)
  Hino
 
  • Tenth consecutive month of increase
  • Standard-truck sales totaled approximately 1,200 units (84.4% increase); tenth consecutive month of increase
  • 30.2% share of the truck* market (4.3% decrease)
  Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
 
  • Seventh consecutive month of increase
  • 45.2% share of market including minivehicles (11.3% increase); seventh consecutive month of increase


Exports


  Toyota
 
  • Ninth consecutive month of increase, due to increased exports to all regions
  Daihatsu
 
  • Decreased, due to decreased exports to the Middle East
  Hino
 
  • Seventh consecutive month of increase, due to increased exports to all regions
  Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
 
  • Ninth consecutive month of increase


Production outside Japan


  Toyota
 
  • Fifth consecutive month of increase, due to increased production in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and other regions; record high for the month of April
  Daihatsu
 
  • Fifth consecutive month of increase, due to increased production in Indonesia and Venezuela
  Hino
 
  • Tenth consecutive month of increase, due to increased production in Asia
  Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
 
  • Fifth consecutive month of increase; record high for the month of April
Year to Date (January 1 to April 30, 2012)
Unit = one vehicle; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
Production in
Japan*1		 1,282,534 (83.0) 278,340 (80.9) 52,193 (88.8) 1,613,067 (82.8)
Sales in Japan*2 640,990 (78.8) 258,549 (49.6) 14,637 (34.1) 914,176 (68.6)
Exports 678,168 (58.7) 4,356 (-34.2) 33,376 (77.0) 715,900 (58.1)
Production
outside Japan*3		 1,805,048 (29.0) 74,169 (30.1) 6,447 (59.7) 1,885,664 (29.2)
Worldwide
production		 3,087,582 (47.0) 352,509 (67.2) 58,640 (85.1) 3,498,731 (49.4)
*1Includes kits for overseas assembly; *2includes overseas production; *3excludes kits from Japan

*Maximum loading capacity of four tons or more; excluding imported trucks