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Toyota Announces November 2005 Sales Results

TOYOTA

News Release
December 22, 2005  

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

NOVEMBER 2005 RESULTS
(Unit = One vehicle; figures in parentheses show year-on-year percentage change)
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
PRODUCTION IN JAPAN*1        
 Passenger cars 307,108 (2.8) 49,852 (1.2) --- --- 356,960 (2.6)
 Trucks & buses 30,984 (-20.8) 17,865 (24.7) 8,860 (9.5) 57,709 (-6.2)
Total 338,092 (0.1) 67,717 (6.5) 8,860 (9.5) 414,669 (1.3)
SALES IN JAPAN*2        
 Passenger cars 125,733 (-11.6) 35,007 (-0.6) --- --- 160,740 (-9.4)
 Trucks & buses 17,888 (2.4) 14,546 (20.7) 4,892 (16.8) 37,326 (10.7)
Total 143,621 (-10.1) 49,553 (4.8) 4,892 (16.8) 198,066 (-6.2)
EXPORTS        
 Passenger cars 168,641 (3.0) 7,884 (36.9) --- --- 176,525 (4.2)
 Trucks & buses 13,667 (-33.7) 1,597 (5.3) 3,292 (-8.9) 18,556 (-27.9)
Total 182,308 (-1.1) 9,481 (30.3) 3,292 (-8.9) 195,081 (-0.1)
OVERSEAS PRODUCTION*3 317,044 (15.0) 2,164 (-40.4) --- --- 319,208 (14.2)
WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION*4 655,136 (6.8) 69,881 (4.0) 8,860 (9.5) 733,877 (6.5)
 
*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


November 2005 Highlights (year-on-year)

PRODUCTION IN JAPAN
Toyota
  • Third consecutive month of increase
Daihatsu
  • First increase in two months
Hino
  • Third consecutive month of increase
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Third consecutive month of increase

SALES IN JAPAN
Toyota
  • Decrease
  • 47.0% share of market, excluding minivehicles
  • 3,541 units in sales of Lexus vehicles
Daihatsu
  • Second consecutive month of increase
  • 30.9% share of the minivehicle market
Hino
  • Third consecutive month of increase
  • 37.1 % share of the truck market
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Decrease
  • 42.7% share of market, including minivehicles

EXPORTS
Toyota
  • First decrease in four months despite increased exports mainly to the Middle East and North America
Daihatsu
  • Third consecutive month of increase due to increased exports mainly to Europe and the Middle East
Hino
  • Decrease due to decreased exports mainly to Asia
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • First decrease in four months

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

YEAR TO DATE
(Unit = One vehicle; figures in parentheses show year-on-year percentage change)
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
PRODUCTION IN JAPAN*1 3,478,694 (1.9) 665,695 (5.3) 89,449 (4.1) 4,233,838 (2.5)
SALES IN JAPAN*2 1,597,153 (-2.1) 559,493 (4.8) 50,000 (6.4) 2,206,646 (-0.3)
EXPORTS 1,859,029 (3.8) 100,077 (21.7) 38,114 (-3.3) 1,997,220 (4.4)
OVERSEAS PRODUCTION*3 3,285,710 (17.1) 46,178 (2.8) --- --- 3,331,888 (16.9)
WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION*4 6,764,404 (8.8) 711,873 (5.2) 89,449 (4.1) 7,565,726 (8.4)
 
*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


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