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Toyota Announces Results for August 2006

Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 25, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation announced today the production, sales in Japan and export results of TMC and subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd., for August 2006.

August 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      273,130  (33.0)  47,973  (38.9)    ---   ---
321,103  (33.8) 
 Trucks & buses       27,262  (12.9)  12,027  (-2.2)  8,327  (5.0)
47,616   (7.3)

Total                300,392  (30.9)  60,000  (28.1)  8,327  (5.0)
368,719  (29.7) 
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SALES IN JAPAN*2         
 Passenger cars       87,926   (1.4)  30,294  (12.1)    ---     ---
118,220   (3.9) 
 Trucks & buses       13,875   (9.0)   9,047  (-5.7)  4,589   (4.7)
27,511   (3.0) 
     
Total                101,801   (2.4)  39,341   (7.4)  4,589   (4.7)
145,731   (3.8) 
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EXPORTS         
 Passenger cars       182,680  (51.1)  10,708  (73.3)    ---    ---
193,388  (52.2) 
 Trucks & buses        12,241   (5.0)   1,720  (17.7)  3,665 (10.6)
17,626   (7.2) 
     
Total                 194,921  (47.1)  12,428  (62.7)  3,665 (10.6)
211,014  (47.1)
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OVERSEAS              322,079   (7.0)   3,167 (-26.8)    ---    ---
325,246   (6.5) 
PRODUCTION*3
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WORLDWIDE             622,471  (17.3)  63,167  (23.5)  8,327  (5.0)
693,965  (17.7) 
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 

August 2006 Highlights (year-on-year)

PRODUCTION IN JAPAN
Toyota: Twelfth consecutive month of increase and a record high for the
month of August
Daihatsu: Sixth consecutive month of increase and a record high for the
month of August
Hino: Eighth consecutive month of increase 
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino: Twelfth consecutive month of increase 

SALES IN JAPAN
Toyota:
- First increase in five months
- 43.8% share of market, excluding minivehicles and a record high for
the month of August
- 2,128 units in sales of Lexus vehicles 

Daihatsu:
- First increase in two months 
- 29.7% share of the minivehicle market 

Hino:
- Twelfth consecutive month of increase 
- 31.5% share of the truck market 

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino:
- First increase in two months 
- 40.6% share of market, including minivehicles 

EXPORTS
Toyota: Ninth consecutive month of increase 
Daihatsu: Sixth consecutive month of increase 
Hino: Eighth consecutive month of increase 
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino: Ninth consecutive month of increase 

OVERSEAS PRODUCTION
Toyota: Fifty-sixth consecutive month of increase, due to increased
production in almost all regions, and a record high for the month of
August 
Daihatsu: Decrease, due to decreased production in Indonesia 
Toyota + Daihatsu: Fifty-sixth consecutive month of increase and a
record high for the month of August

Year to Date (January 1 to August 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         2,749,770  (10.6) 514,925   (8.2) 69,012 (10.4)
3,333,707 (10.2)
 
SALES IN JAPAN*2   1,165,288   (0.2) 422,946   (2.8) 36,539  (8.6)
1,624,773  (1.1) 

EXPORTS            1,612,834  (22.4)  82,346  (16.2) 31,339 (13.3)
1,726,519 (21.9) 

OVERSEAS           2,576,533  (11.2)  17,478 (-52.5)    ---    ---
2,594,011 (10.2)
PRODUCTION*3 

WORLDWIDE          5,326,303  (10.9) 532,403   (3.9) 69,012 (10.4)
5,927,718 (10.2)
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