Toyota worldwide auto production increased 24.9% in October

RP news wires

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced its production, domestic sales and export results, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Company Ltd. and Hino Motors Ltd., for October 2010.


 

OCTOBER 2010 RESULTS Unit = one vehicle; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
PRODUCTION IN JAPAN*1        
  Passenger cars 214,429 (-23.9) 42,131 (-6.2) --- 256,560 (-21.5)
  Trucks & buses 22,660 (-3.7) 9,723 (-21.5) 7,642 (4.3) 40,025 (-7.4)
Total 237,089 (-22.4) 51,854 (-9.5) 7,642 (4.3) 296,585 (-19.9)
SALES IN JAPAN*2        
  Passenger cars 93,513 (-27.4) 30,684 (-21.6) --- 124,197 (-26.1)
  Trucks & buses 10,159 (14.7) 9,765 (-10.7) 1,628 (-7.6) 21,552 (0.0)
Total 103,672 (-24.7) 40,449 (-19.2) 1,628 (-7.6) 145,749 (-23.1)
EXPORTS        
  Passenger cars 130,148 (-7.9) 1,823 (82.8) --- 131,971 (-7.3)
  Trucks & buses 13,351 (-9.3) 250 (-93.0) 5,787 (19.7) 19,388 (-16.1)
Total 143,499 (-8.0) 2,073 (-54.5) 5,787 (19.7) 151,359 (-8.5)
OVERSEAS
PRODUCTION*3
376,080 (-7.0) 14,211 (29.2) 784 (905.1) 391,075 (-5.9)
WORLDWIDE
PRODUCTION
613,169 (-13.6) 66,065 (-3.3) 8,426 (13.8) 687,660 (-12.5)
*1Includes kits for overseas assembly; *2includes overseas production; *3excludes kits from Japan


October 2010 Highlights (year-on-year)
PRODUCTION IN JAPAN

Toyota: Decrease

Daihatsu: Decrease

Hino: Increase

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino: Decrease

SALES IN JAPAN
Toyota

  • Decrease
  • Lexus-vehicle sales totaled 2,068 units (44.5 percent decrease)
  • 53.6% share of market excluding minivehicles (1.4% increase); first increase in three months and record high for month of October

Daihatsu

  • First decrease in nine months
  • Minivehicle sales totaled approximately 40,200 units (18.7% decrease); first decrease in 10 months
  • 36.2% share of minivehicle market (1.1% decrease); first decrease in three months

Hino

  • Decrease
  • Standard-truck sales totaled approximately 800 (12.5% decrease)
  • 28.8% share of the truck* market (1.3% increase)

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino

  • Decrease
  • 47.86% share of market including minivehicles (0.03% increase); first increase in three months and record high for a single month

* Maximum loading capacity of four tons or more; excluding imported trucks


EXPORTS
Toyota: Decrease, due to decreased exports to North America and the Middle East

Daihatsu: Decrease, due to decreased exports to Oceania, Africa, the Middle East and Europe

Hino: Twelfth consecutive month of increase, due to increased exports to Asia, North America, Latin America, Europe and Africa

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino: Decrease


OVERSEAS PRODUCTION
Toyota: Decrease, due to decreased production in Australia, Europe, North America and other regions

Daihatsu: Twelfth consecutive month of increase, due to increased production in Indonesia and other regions

Hino: Second consecutive month of increase, due to increased production in Asia

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino: Decrease

Year To Date (January 1 to October 30, 2010)
 

Unit = one vehicle; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
PRODUCTION IN JAPAN*1 2,775,716 (27.5) 562,855 (-0.5) 81,058 (57.3) 3,419,629 (22.4)
SALES IN JAPAN*2 1,387,726 (25.7) 529,267 (4.6) 24,077 (21.7) 1,941,070 (19.1)
EXPORTS 1,430,157 (27.2) 36,598 (-2.0) 57,494 (72.4) 1,524,249 (27.6)
OVERSEAS
PRODUCTION*3
3,595,824 (26.7) 125,159 (39.1) 9,656 (9753.1) 3,730,639 (27.4)
WORLDWIDE
PRODUCTION
6,371,540 (27.0) 688,014 (4.9) 90,714 (75.7) 7,150,268 (24.9)
*1Includes kits for overseas assembly; *2includes overseas production; *3excludes kits from Japan


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