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Toyota October 2005 Sales Results

November 25, 2005  

Toyota Announces October Results
Tokyo — TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) today announced the production, sales in Japan and export results of TMC, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd., for October 2005.

OCTOBER 2005 RESULTS
(Unit = One vehicle; figures in parentheses show year-on-year percentage change)
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
PRODUCTION IN JAPAN*1        
 Passenger cars 283,493 (2.7) 43,115 (-9.7) --- --- 326,608 (0.9)
 Trucks & buses 31,212 (-15.1) 18,209 (33.4) 8,660 (14.1) 58,081 (0.2)
Total 314,705 (0.6) 61,324 (-0.1) 8,660 (14.1) 384,689 (0.8)
SALES IN JAPAN*2        
 Passenger cars 121,102 (-5.5) 37,103 (5.7) --- --- 158,205 (-3.1)
 Trucks & buses 16,947 (7.9) 12,443 (16.3) 4,155 (28.6) 33,545 (13.2)
Total 138,049 (-4.0) 49,546 (8.2) 4,155 (28.6) 191,750 (-0.6)
EXPORTS        
 Passenger cars 164,354 (9.5) 8,634 (33.9) --- --- 172,988 (10.5)
 Trucks & buses 12,995 (-41.7) 1,407 (-22.6) 3,567 (-2.4) 17,969 (-35.2)
Total 177,349 (2.9) 10,041 (21.4) 3,567 (-2.4) 190,957 (3.6)
OVERSEAS PRODUCTION*3 319,327 (14.8) 3,397 (-30.9) --- --- 322,724 (14.0)
WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION*4 634,032 (7.3) 64,721 (-2.4) 8,660 (14.1) 707,413 (6.4)
 
*1 CBU and KD (Japan line-off basis)
*2 Includes vehicles produced overseas
*3 Excludes KD (local line-off basis)
*4 Includes production in Japan along with overseas production


October 2005 Highlights (year-on-year)

PRODUCTION IN JAPAN
Toyota
  • Second consecutive month of increase
Daihatsu
  • Decrease
Hino
  • Second consecutive month of increase
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Second consecutive month of increase

SALES IN JAPAN
Toyota
  • Decrease
  • 49.0% share of market, excluding minivehicles
  • 2,985 units in sales of Lexus vehicles
Daihatsu
  • First increase in two months
  • 33.4% share of the minivehicle market
Hino
  • Second consecutive month of increase
  • 38.2 % share of the truck market
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Decrease
  • 44.8% share of market, including minivehicles

EXPORTS
Toyota
  • Third consecutive month of increase due to increased exports mainly to North America and Latin America, and a record high for the month of October
Daihatsu
  • Second consecutive month of increase due to increased exports mainly to Europe and the Middle East
Hino
  • Decrease due to decreased exports, mainly to Asia and North America
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Third consecutive month of increase and a record high for the month of October

OVERSEAS PRODUCTION
Toyota
  • Forty-sixth consecutive month of increase, due to increased production mainly in Asia and Latin America, and a record high for the month of October
Daihatsu
  • Decrease due to decreased production in Indonesia
Toyota + Daihatsu
  • Forty- sixth consecutive month of increase, and a record high for the month of October

YEAR TO DATE
(Unit = One vehicle; figures in parentheses show year-on-year percentage change)
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
PRODUCTION IN JAPAN*1 3,140,602 (2.2) 597,978 (5.2) 80,589 (3.5) 3,819,169 (2.6)
SALES IN JAPAN*2 1,453,532 (-1.2) 509,940 (4.8) 45,108 (5.4) 2,008,580 (0.4)
EXPORTS 1,676,721 (4.4) 90,596 (20.9) 34,822 (-2.7) 1,802,139 (4.9)
OVERSEAS PRODUCTION*3 2,968,666 (17.4) 44,014 (6.6) --- --- 3,012,680 (17.2)
WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION*4 6,109,268 (9.0) 641,992 (5.3) 80,589 (3.5) 6,831,849 (8.6)
 
*1 CBU and KD (Japan line-off basis)
*2 Includes vehicles produced overseas
*3 Excludes KD (local line-off basis)
*4 Includes production in Japan along with overseas production


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