May. 27, 2004

Production Continues 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 2004.

APRIL 2004 RESULTS [Unit = 1 vehicle]
Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
DOMESTIC
PRODUCTION
Passenger cars 256,486 (6.6) 47,934 (25.8) --- --- 304,420 (9.2)
Trucks & buses 40,003 (19.3) 12,015   (33.9) 7,627   (46.4) 59,645 (25.0)
Total 296,489 (8.1) 59,949   (27.3) 7,627   (46.4) 364,065 (11.5)
DOMESTIC
SALES		  
Passenger cars 98,070 (-5.7) 33,871   (8.9) --- --- 131,941 (-2.4)
Trucks & buses 13,416 (0.5) 10,742   (1.2) 2,547   (10.6) 26,705 (1.7)
Total 111,486 (-5.0) 44,613   (6.9) 2,547   (10.6) 158,646 (-1.7)
EXPORTS  
Passenger cars 137,276 (-4.8) 9,035   (26.1) --- --- 146,311 (-3.4)
Trucks & buses 25,666 (36.0) 1,133   (-10.2) 3,521   (25.7) 30,320 (32.2)
Total 162,942 (-0.1) 10,168   (20.7) 3,521   (25.7) 176,631 (1.3)
OVERSEAS
PRODUCTION		 253,765 (20.3) 3,983   (192.9) --- --- 257,748 (21.4)
WORLDWIDE
PRODUCTION		 550,254 (13.4) 63,932   (32.0) 7,627   (46.4) 621,813 (15.4)
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 2004 Highlights (year-on-year)

 DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
 Toyota
  • Third consecutive month of increase
Daihatsu
  • Fifth consecutive month of increase
Hino
  • Sixteenth consecutive month of increase
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Third consecutive month of increase

DOMESTIC SALES
 Toyota
  • First decrease in two months
  • 47.0% share of market excluding minivehicles
Daihatsu
  • Fifth consecutive month of increase
  • 31.4% share of the minivehicle market
Hino
  • Sixteenth consecutive month of increase
  • 31.6% share of the truck market
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • First decrease in five months
  • 42.0% share of market including minivehicles

EXPORTS
 Toyota
  • First decrease in three months due to decreased exports to North America and Europe, despite increased exports mainly to Asia, Oceania and the Middle East
Daihatsu
  • First increase in two months due to increased exports mainly to Latin America and Europe
Hino
  • Twenty-seventh consecutive month of increase due to increased exports mainly to Asia and North America
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Third consecutive months of increase

OVERSEAS PRODUCTION
Toyota
  • Twenty-eighth consecutive month of increase due to increased production in almost all regions. It also marked a record high for the month of April.
Daihatsu
  • Tenth consecutive month of increase due to increased production mainly in Indonesia
Toyota + Daihatsu
  • Twenty-eighth consecutive month of increase and a record high for the month of April
YEAR TO DATE (JAN.-APR.) [Unit = 1 vehicle]
Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
DOMESTIC
PRODUCTION		 1,256,220 (5.0) 239,374 (7.8) 30,271 (26.7) 1,525,865 (5.8)
DOMESTIC
SALES		 625,296 (1.2) 213,935 (5.1) 17,974 (24.7) 857,205 (2.6)
EXPORTS 630,031 (3.9) 28,157 (12.1) 13,732 (33.9) 671,920 (4.7)
OVERSEAS
PRODUCTION		 994,414 (29.4) 13,407 (76.2) --- --- 1,007,821 (29.8)
WORLDWIDE
PRODUCTION		 2,250,634 (14.5) 252,781 (10.0) 30,271   (26.7) 2,533,686 (14.2)
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