Toyota worldwide auto production increased 24.9% in October

RP news wires
Tags: manufacturing, business management

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