Jun. 26, 2008

Toyota Announces Results for May 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 May 2008.

May 2008 Results

  Unit = one vehicle; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
PRODUCTION IN JAPAN*1        
 Passenger cars 302,867 (3.5) 52,143 (3.1) --- --- 355,010 (3.5)
 Trucks & buses 28,730 (-5.3) 12,432 (2.0) 9,027 (8.1) 50,189 (-1.3)
Total 331,597 (2.7) 64,575 (2.9) 9,027 (8.1) 405,199 (2.9)
SALES IN JAPAN*2        
 Passenger cars 95,271 (-1.1) 39,257 (4.9) --- --- 134,528 (0.6)
 Trucks & buses 11,876 (-17.7) 10,370 (-4.0) 2,586 (-6.0) 24,832 (-11.3)
Total 107,147 (-3.2) 49,627 (2.9) 2,586 (-6.0) 159,360 (-1.5)
EXPORTS        
 Passenger cars 189,351 (-0.4) 8,992 (-13.8) --- --- 198,343 (-1.1)
 Trucks & buses 16,339 (24.9) 1,634 (12.0) 5,080 (9.4) 23,053 (20.1)
Total 205,690 (1.2) 10,626 (-10.6) 5,080 (9.4) 221,396 (0.7)
OVERSEAS PRODUCTION*3 391,865 (3.6) 8,884 (52.3) --- --- 400,749 (4.3)
WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION 723,462 (3.2) 73,459 (7.1) 9,027 (8.1) 805,948 (3.6)
 
*1. CBU and KD (Japan line-off basis)
*2. Includes vehicles produced overseas
*3. Excludes KD (local line-off basis)


May 2008 Highlights (year-on-year)

PRODUCTION IN JAPAN
Toyota
  • Second consecutive month of increase
Daihatsu
  • First increase in three months; record high for month of May
Hino
  • Tenth consecutive month of increase
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Second consecutive month of increase

SALES IN JAPAN
Toyota
  • First decrease in two months
  • Sales of Lexus vehicles were 1,559 units (25.4% decrease from May 2007)
  • 48.4% share of market excluding minivehicles (1.4% increase from May 2007); record high for the month of May
Daihatsu
  • Second consecutive month of increase
  • Number of minivehicles sold in May 2008 was approximately 49,000 (3.9% increase from May 2007); second consecutive month of increase
  • 35.3% share of minivehicle market (2.3% increase from May 2007); record high
Hino
  • First decrease in two months
  • Number of standard trucks sold was approximately 1,600 (3.1% decrease from May 2007); first decrease in two months
  • 31.5% share of the truck* market (2.3% increase from May 2007)
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • First decrease in two months
  • 44.2% share of market including minivehicles (1.5% increase from May 2007); record high for month of May
*Maximum loading capacity of more than four tons; excluding imported trucks

EXPORTS
Toyota
  • Eighth consecutive month of increase, due to increased exports mainly to Asia and Oceania
Daihatsu
  • First decrease in six months, due to decreased exports mainly to Asia and Europe
Hino
  • Twenty-ninth consecutive month of increase, due to increased exports mainly to Asia, Latin America and the Middle East
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Eighth consecutive month of increase

OVERSEAS PRODUCTION
Toyota
  • Seventy-seventh consecutive month of increase, due to increased production mainly in Asia; record high for month of May
Daihatsu
  • Nineteenth consecutive month of increase, due to increased production mainly in Indonesia
Toyota + Daihatsu
  • Seventy-seventh consecutive month of increase; record high for month of May
Year To Date (January 1 to May 31, 2008)

Unit = 1 vehicle; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
PRODUCTION IN JAPAN*1 1,793,525 (2.9) 339,901 (0.01) 45,896 (12.1) 2,179,322 (2.6)
SALES IN JAPAN*2 681,005 (-2.6) 289,862 (-0.3) 18,220 (-8.1) 989,087 (-2.0)
EXPORTS 1,134,316 (6.1) 63,661 (4.8) 27,746 (27.0) 1,225,723 (6.4)
OVERSEAS PRODUCTION*3 1,928,424 (10.6) 44,458 (72.3) --- --- 1,972,882 (11.5)
WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION 3,721,949 (6.8) 384,359 (5.1) 45,896 (12.1) 4,152,204 (6.7)
*1. CBU and KD (Japan line-off basis)
*2. Includes vehicles produced overseas
*3. Excludes KD (local line-off basis)



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