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Toyota Announces Results for May 2006

	
Tokyo, Japan, June. 26, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation
('TMC'; TSE: 7203, NYSE: TM) announced today the production, sales in
Japan and export results of TMC and subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co.,
Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd., for May 2006.

May 2006 Results


           (Unit = one vehicle; figures in ( ) show year-on-year
percentage change) 
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                           Toyota        Daihatsu          Hino
Total
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PRODUCTION IN JAPAN*1         
 Passenger cars      271,912  (14.2)  46,099  (20.4)    ---   ---
318,011  (15.1) 
 Trucks & buses       27,333 (-27.3)  11,572 (-12.8)  7,791  (3.2)
46,696 (-20.1) 

Total                299,245   (8.5)  57,671  (11.8)  7,791  (3.2)
364,707   (8.9) 
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SALES IN JAPAN*2         
 Passenger cars      105,031  (-5.3)  33,989  (-4.8)    ---     ---
139,020  (-5.2) 
 Trucks & buses       15,602   (0.6)  10,978  (-8.8)  3,358   (6.4)
29,938  (-2.5) 
     
Total                120,633  (-4.5)  44,967  (-5.8)  3,358   (6.4)
168,958  (-4.7) 
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EXPORTS         
 Passenger cars       185,552  (41.3)  10,302  (73.3)    ---    ---
195,854  (42.7) 
 Trucks & buses        12,056 (-39.1)   1,304 (-31.0)  3,908 (19.2)
17,268 (-30.8) 
     
Total                 197,608  (30.8)  11,606  (48.2)  3,908 (19.2)
213,122  (31.4)
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OVERSEAS              340,267  (12.2)   1,460 (-64.8)    ---    ---
341,727  (11.1) 
PRODUCTION*3
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WORLDWIDE             639,512  (10.4)  59,131   (6.1)  7,791  (3.2)
706,434  (10.0) 
PRODUCTION*4
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*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 

May 2006 Highlights (year-on-year)

PRODUCTION IN JAPAN
Toyota: Ninth consecutive month of increase 
Daihatsu: Third consecutive month of increase 
Hino: Fifth consecutive month of increase 
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino: Ninth consecutive month of increase 

SALES IN JAPAN
Toyota:
- Decrease
- 46.9% share of market, excluding minivehicles
- 1,937 units in sales of Lexus vehicles 

Daihatsu:
- First decrease in three months 
- 29.1% share of the minivehicle market 

Hino:
- Ninth consecutive month of increase 
- 29.7% share of the truck market 

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino:
- Decrease 
- 41.8% share of market, including minivehicles 

EXPORTS
Toyota: Sixth consecutive month of increase 
Daihatsu: Third consecutive month of increase 
Hino: Fifth consecutive month of increase 
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino: Sixth consecutive month of increase 

OVERSEAS PRODUCTION
Toyota: Fifty-third consecutive month of increase, due to increased
production in almost all regions 
Daihatsu: Decrease, due to decreased production in Indonesia 
Toyota + Daihatsu: Fifty-third consecutive month of increase 

Year To Date (January 1 to May 31, 2006)


             (Unit = 1 vehicle; figures in ( ) show year-on-year
percentage change)
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                           Toyota        Daihatsu          Hino
Total
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PRODUCTION 
IN JAPAN*1         1,742,301   (7.6) 311,962   (2.7) 40,876 (10.2)
2,095,139  (6.9)
 
SALES IN JAPAN*2     772,585   (1.1) 273,927   (1.1) 22,728  (9.5)
1,069,240  (1.2) 

EXPORTS              986,044  (19.1)  44,747   (3.7) 18,754 (13.5)
1,049,545 (18.2) 

OVERSEAS           1,623,205  (14.6)  10,711 (-55.5)    ---    ---
1,633,916 (13.4)
PRODUCTION*3 

WORLDWIDE          3,365,506  (10.9) 322,673  (-1.6) 40,876 (10.2)
3,729,055  (9.7)
PRODUCTION*3 
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*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


About Toyota Motor Corporation

Toyota Motor Corporation develops and manufactures
vehicles, and is one of the largest car manufacturers in the world,
offering a wide range of products from minivehicles to trucks. In
addition to its core business, Toyota has a large business portfolio in
financial services, including sales finance, vehicle insurance, and
credit cards. It is also involved in telecommunications through a
subsidiary that provides cellular services in Japan. Other diversified
businesses include industrial equipment, prefabricated housing and
leisure boats. The company is headquartered in Aichi, Japan. Fot more
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