Mar. 25, 2004

Production and Exports Up in February

 

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 February 2004.

FEBRUARY 2004 RESULTS [Unit = 1 vehicle]
Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
DOMESTIC
PRODUCTION
Passenger cars 272,444 (2.3) 45,436 (0.9) --- --- 317,880 (2.1)
Trucks & buses 38,120 (11.9) 13,767   (2.0) 7,570   (14.0) 59,457 (9.7)
Total 310,564 (3.4) 59,203   (1.1) 7,570   (14.0) 377,337 (3.2)
DOMESTIC
SALES		  
Passenger cars 144,151 (-2.3) 40,547   (5.8) --- --- 184,698 (-0.6)
Trucks & buses 15,052 (8.7) 10,956   (-4.1) 4,130   (32.8) 30,138 (6.2)
Total 159,203 (-1.4) 51,503   (3.6) 4,130   (32.8) 214,836 (0.3)
EXPORTS  
Passenger cars 131,621 (7.2) 5,878   (7.6) --- --- 137,499 (7.2)
Trucks & buses 21,986 (12.1) 1,046   (4.5) 3,350   (40.9) 26,382 (14.7)
Total 153,607 (7.9) 6,924   (7.1) 3,350   (40.9) 163,881 (8.4)
OVERSEAS
PRODUCTION		 228,948 (32.1) 3,020   (49.3) --- --- 231,968 (32.3)
WORLDWIDE
PRODUCTION		 539,512 (13.9) 62,223   (2.8) 7,570   (14.0) 609,305 (12.7)
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

February 2004 Highlights (year-on-year)

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

DOMESTIC SALES
 Toyota
  • First decrease in two months
  • 44.0% share of market excluding minivehicles
Daihatsu
  • Third consecutive month of increase
  • 29.3% share of the minivehicle market
Hino
  • Fourteenth consecutive month of increase
  • 30.4% share of the truck market
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Third consecutive month of increase
  • 40.1% share of market including minivehicles

EXPORTS
 Toyota
  • First increase in two months due to increased exports mainly to the U.S., Latin America and Oceania
Daihatsu
  • Eighth consecutive month of increase due to increased exports mainly to Latin America and the Middle East
Hino
  • Twenty-fifth consecutive month of increase due to increased exports mainly to Asia, North America and Oceania
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • First increase in two months

OVERSEAS PRODUCTION
Toyota
  • Twenty-sixth consecutive month of increase due to increased production in almost all regions. It also marked a record high for the month of February.
Daihatsu
  • Eighth consecutive month of increase due to increased production mainly in Indonesia
Toyota + Daihatsu
  • Twenty-sixth consecutive month of increase and a record high for the month of February
YEAR TO DATE [Unit = 1 vehicle]
Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
DOMESTIC
PRODUCTION		 605,474 (1.0) 112,237 (1.0) 15,135 (24.8)
 732,846 (1.4)
DOMESTIC
SALES		 274,099 (1.7) 92,575 (4.6) 7,682 (53.7) 374,356 (3.1)
EXPORTS 298,997 (-1.2) 12,657 (21.6) 6,429 (42.9) 318,083 (0.2)
OVERSEAS
PRODUCTION		 462,136 (30.9) 5,291 (47.9) --- --- 467,427 (31.1)
WORLDWIDE
PRODUCTION		 1,067,610 (12.1) 117,528 (2.4) 15,135   (24.8) 1,200,273 (11.2)
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