Sep. 27, 2004

Overall Domestic Sales Increase in August

 

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 August 2004.

AUGUST 2004 RESULTS [Unit = 1 vehicle]
Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
DOMESTIC
PRODUCTION
Passenger cars 223,239 (14.1) 32,843 (4.7) --- --- 256,082 (12.8)
Trucks & buses 31,045 (-3.3) 11,029   (23.3) 8,174   (14.5) 50,248   (4.3)
Total 254,284 (11.6) 43,872   (8.9) 8,174   (14.5) 306,330   (11.3)
DOMESTIC
SALES		  
Passenger cars 97,692 (11.7) 27,550   (11.3) --- --- 125,242   (11.6)
Trucks & buses 9,675 (-21.7) 8,982   (5.1) 4,649   (20.6) 23,306   (-5.9)
Total 107,367 (7.6) 36,532   (9.7) 4,649   (20.6) 148,548   (8.5)
EXPORTS  
Passenger cars 110,407 (-1.1) 7,004   (18.2) --- --- 117,411   (-0.2)
Trucks & buses 18,621 (0.5) 1,338   (75.8) 3,433   (21.3) 23,392   (5.7)
Total 129,028 (-0.9) 8,342   (24.8) 3,433   (21.3) 140,803   (0.8)
OVERSEAS
PRODUCTION		 228,762 (12.3) 4,799   (148.1) --- --- 233,561   (13.5)
WORLDWIDE
PRODUCTION		 483,046 (11.9) 48,671   (15.2) 8,174   (14.5) 539,891   (12.3)
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
August 2004 Highlights (year-on-year)

DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
Toyota
  • Third consecutive month of increase
Daihatsu
  • First increase in two months
Hino
  • First increase in two months
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Third consecutive month of increase

DOMESTIC SALES
 Toyota
  • Second consecutive month of increase
  • 42.8% share of market excluding minivehicles
Daihatsu
  • Ninth consecutive month of increase
  • 30.8% share of the minivehicle market
Hino
  • First increase in two months
  • 31.6% share of the truck market
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Second consecutive month of increase
  • 40.9% share of market including minivehicles

EXPORTS
 Toyota
  • First decrease in four months due to decreased exports mainly to the Middle East and Europe
Daihatsu
  • Fifth consecutive month of increase due to increased exports mainly to the Middle East and Latin America
Hino
  • Thirty-first consecutive month of increase due to increased exports mainly to North America and Latin America
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Seventh consecutive month of increase

OVERSEAS PRODUCTION
Toyota
  • Thirty-second consecutive month of increase due to increased production mainly in North America and Europe. It also marked a record high for the month of August.
Daihatsu
  • Fourteenth consecutive month of increase due to increased production mainly in Indonesia
Toyota + Daihatsu
  • Thirty-second consecutive month of increase and a record high for the month of August
YEAR TO DATE [Unit = 1 vehicle]
Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
DOMESTIC
PRODUCTION		 2,422,800 (5.4) 447,769 (5.9) 62,210 (16.7) 2,932,779 (5.7)
DOMESTIC
SALES		 1,161,997   (0.9) 389,939   (5.3) 32,943   (16.7) 1,584,879   (2.2)
EXPORTS 1,254,416   (7.0) 59,852   (14.8) 28,350   (32.1) 1,342,618   (7.7)
OVERSEAS
PRODUCTION		 1,980,719   (21.4) 31,520   (120.3) --- --- 2,012,239   (22.3)
WORLDWIDE
PRODUCTION		 4,403,519   (12.0) 479,289   (9.6) 62,210   (16.7) 4,945,018   (11.8)
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