Apr. 23, 2009

Toyota Announces Results for March 2009, Year Ending March 31, 2009

 

Tokyo ― 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 March 2009 and the year from April 1, 2008, to March 31, 2009.

March 2009 Results

Unit = one vehicle; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
PRODUCTION IN JAPAN*1        
 Passenger cars 140,973 (-59.8) 53,587 (-10.0) --- --- 194,560 (-52.6)
 Trucks & buses 20,373 (-45.6) 10,693 (-20.1) 4,408 (-54.7) 35,474 (-41.4)
Total 161,346 (-58.4) 64,280 (-11.8) 4,408 (-54.7) 230,034 (-51.1)
SALES IN JAPAN*2        
 Passenger cars 123,647 (-32.8) 60,150 (-9.2) --- --- 183,797 (-26.6)
 Trucks & buses 13,780 (-25.4) 13,075 (-26.1) 3,342 (-52.7) 30,197 (-30.2)
Total 137,427 (-32.1) 73,225 (-12.8) 3,342 (-52.7) 213,994 (-27.1)
EXPORTS        
 Passenger cars 72,133 (-68.6) 2,200 (-82.0) --- --- 74,333 (-69.2)
 Trucks & buses 7,689 (-65.6) 749 (-62.6) 3,224 (-52.6) 11,662 (-62.6)
Total 79,822 (-68.3) 2,949 (-79.2) 3,224 (-52.6) 85,995 (-68.5)
OVERSEAS PRODUCTION*3 231,536 (-41.5) 10,466 (8.5) --- --- 242,002 (-40.3)
WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION 392,882 (-49.9) 74,746 (-9.4) 4,408 (-54.7) 472,036 (-46.1)
 
*1. CBU and KD (Japan line-off basis)
*2. Includes vehicles produced overseas
*3. Excludes KD (local line-off basis)
March 2009 Highlights (year-on-year)

PRODUCTION IN JAPAN
Toyota
  • Decrease
Daihatsu
  • Decrease
Hino
  • Decrease
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Decrease

SALES IN JAPAN
Toyota
  • Decrease
  • Sales of Lexus vehicles were 1,639 units (50.1% decrease)
  • 42.5% share of market excluding minivehicles (0.4% decrease)
Daihatsu
  • Decrease
  • Number of minivehicles sold was approximately 73,000 (12.8% decrease)
  • 32.4% share of minivehicle market (0.5% increase); record high for March
Hino
  • Decrease
  • Number of standard trucks sold was approximately 1,700 (62.1% decrease)
  • 35.3% share of the truck* market (2.7% decrease)
    *Maximum loading capacity of more than four tons; excluding imported trucks
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Decrease
  • 39.2% share of market including minivehicles (1.0% decrease)

EXPORTS
Toyota
  • Decrease, due to decreased exports to almost all regions
Daihatsu
  • Decrease, due to decreased exports mainly to Asia and Europe
Hino
  • Decrease, due to decreased exports mainly to Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Oceania
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Decrease

OVERSEAS PRODUCTION
Toyota
  • Decrease, due to decreased production in almost all regions
Daihatsu
  • First increase in three months, due to increased production mainly in Indonesia
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Decrease
Year To Date (January 1 to March 31, 2009)

Unit = one vehicle; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
PRODUCTION IN JAPAN*1 511,697 (-54.8) 190,746 (-10.5) 12,806 (-54.4) 715,249 (-47.9)
SALES IN JAPAN*2 320,554 (-30.2) 176,359 (-8.3) 7,441 (-44.1) 504,354 (-24.1)
EXPORTS 243,626 (-64.7) 8,455 (-77.7) 8,755 (-48.7) 260,836 (-65.0)
OVERSEAS PRODUCTION*3 653,043 (-42.8) 27,055 (0.6) --- --- 680,098 (-41.8)
WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION 1,164,740 (-48.7) 217,801 (-9.3) 12,806 (-54.4) 1,395,347 (-45.1)
 
*1. CBU and KD (Japan line-off basis)
*2. Includes vehicles produced overseas
*3. Excludes KD (local line-off basis)
Results for Year Ending March 31, 2009

Unit = one vehicle; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
PRODUCTION IN JAPAN*1        
 Passenger cars 3,060,023 (-21.0) 630,102 (0.1) --- --- 3,690,125 (-18.1)
 Trucks & buses 333,234 (-14.4) 140,690 (-9.6) 90,935 (-17.5) 564,859 (-13.8)
Total 3,393,257 (-20.4) 770,792 (-1.9) 90,935 (-17.5) 4,254,984 (-17.5)
SALES IN JAPAN*2        
 Passenger cars 1,189,132 (-14.8) 504,179 (3.4) --- --- 1,693,311 (-10.1)
 Trucks & buses 142,342 (-15.5) 122,399 (-9.6) 34,796 (-24.0) 299,537 (-14.4)
Total 1,331,474 (-14.9) 626,578 (0.6) 34,796 (-24.0) 1,992,848 (-10.7)
EXPORTS        
 Passenger cars 1,940,992 (-22.3) 82,159 (-38.6) --- --- 2,023,151 (-23.1)
 Trucks & buses 198,520 (-5.6) 18,179 (-8.9) 58,693 (-8.7) 275,392 (-6.5)
Total 2,139,512 (-21.0) 100,338 (-34.8) 58,693 (-8.7) 2,298,543 (-21.4)
OVERSEAS PRODUCTION*3 3,710,767 (-16.1) 127,638 (55.3) --- --- 3,838,405 (-14.8)
WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION 7,104,024 (-18.2) 898,430 (3.6) 90,935 (-17.5) 8,093,389 (-16.3)
 
*1. CBU and KD (Japan line-off basis)
*2. Includes vehicles produced overseas
*3. Excludes KD (local line-off basis)


Highlights for Year Ending March 31, 2009

PRODUCTION IN JAPAN
Toyota
  • First decrease in seven years
Daihatsu
  • Decrease
Hino
  • First decrease in two years
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • First decrease in seven years

SALES IN JAPAN
Toyota
  • Decrease
  • Sales of Lexus vehicles were 20,962 units (34.8% decrease)
  • 46.0% share of market excluding minivehicles (0.4% increase); first increase in two years and a record high
Daihatsu
  • First increase in two years
  • Number of minivehicles sold was approximately 619,000 (1.1% increase); first increase in two years
  • 34.2% share of minivehicle market (1.8% increase) and a record high
Hino
  • Decrease
  • Number of standard trucks sold was approximately 20,400 (25.9% decrease)
  • 32.5% share of the truck* market (0.1% increase)
    *Maximum loading capacity of more than four tons; excluding imported trucks
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Decrease
  • 42.4% share of market including minivehicles (0.4% increase); third consecutive year of increase and a record high

EXPORTS
Toyota
  • First decrease in ten years, due to decreased exports to almost all regions
Daihatsu
  • First decrease in seven years, due to decreased exports mainly to the Middle East
Hino
  • First decrease in three years, due to decreased exports mainly to Oceania, the Middle East, North America and Europe
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • First decrease in seven years

OVERSEAS PRODUCTION
Toyota
  • First decrease in seventeen years, due to decreased production in almost all regions
Daihatsu
  • Second consecutive year of increase
Toyota + Daihatsu
  • First decrease in eleven years