Apr. 23, 2015

TMC Announces Results for March 2015;
Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2015

 

Toyota City, Japan, April 23, 2015―Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces its production, domestic sales, and export results, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., and Hino Motors, Ltd., for March 2015 as well as the fiscal year from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015.

March 2015 Results
Unit = vehicles; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
Production in Japan*1
Passenger cars 260,218(-7.0) 59,863(-5.9) 320,081(-6.8)
Trucks & buses 34,296(13.6) 17,032(2.4) 13,040(-2.7) 64,368(6.9)
Total 294,514(-5.0) 76,895(-4.2) 13,040(-2.7) 384,449(-4.8)
Sales in Japan*2
Passenger cars 165,762(-17.1) 71,258(-1.9) 237,020(-13.0)
Trucks & buses 21,778(-0.3) 18,127(-2.6) 9,242(-1.1) 49,147(-1.3)
Total 187,540(-15.4) 89,385(-2.0) 9,242(-1.1) 286,167(-11.2)
Exports
Passenger cars 137,445(7.7) 645(0.9) 138,090(7.7)
Trucks & buses 17,463(3.1) 6,794(-10.1) 24,257(-1.0)
Total 154,908(7.1) 645(0.9) 6,794(-10.1) 162,347(6.3)
Production
outside Japan*3
509,252(3.0) 27,542(-2.3) 3,056(46.0) 539,850(2.9)
Worldwide
production
803,766(-0.1) 104,437(-3.7) 16,096(3.9) 924,299(-0.5)
*1Includes kits for overseas assembly; *2includes overseas production; *3excludes kits from Japan

March 2015 Highlights (year-on-year)

Production in Japan

Toyota
  • Decreased
Daihatsu
  • Decreased
Hino
  • Decreased; first decrease in ten months
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Decreased

Sales in Japan

Toyota
  • Decreased
  • Lexus vehicle sales totaled 5,290 units (18.3 percent decrease)
  • Minivehicle sales totaled 3,408 units (43.1 percent decrease)
  • 44.0 percent share of market excluding minivehicles (0.8 percentage point decrease)
  • 27.0 percent share of market including minivehicles (1.3 percentage point decrease)
Daihatsu
  • Decreased
  • Minivehicle sales totaled approximately 89,200 units (2.0 percent decrease)
  • 32.2 percent share of minivehicle market (2.1 percentage point increase)
Hino
  • Decreased; first decrease in eleven months
  • Standard truck sales totaled approximately 5,400 units (1.8 percent decrease)
  • 40.5 percent share of the truck* market (4.3 percentage point increase)
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Decreased
  • 41.1 percent share of market including minivehicles (no change)

Exports

Toyota
  • Increased, due to increased exports to North America and Africa; first increase in three months
Daihatsu
  • Increased, due to increased exports to Latin America and the Middle East; second consecutive month of increase
Hino
  • Decreased, due to decreased exports to Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Increased; first increase in three months

Production outside Japan

Toyota
  • Increased due to increased production in North America, Latin America, Europe and Africa; first increase in two months; record high for the month of March
Daihatsu
  • Decreased due to decreased production in Indonesia
Hino
  • Increased due to increased production in Asia; first increase in five months
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Increased; first increase in two months; record high for the month of March
Year to Date (January 1 to March 31, 2015)
Unit = vehicles; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
Production in
Japan*1
822,167(-9.0) 224,777(-2.1) 37,494(-0.4) 1,084,438(-7.4)
Sales in Japan*2 428,935(-17.0) 203,598(-8.6) 18,124(2.6) 650,657(-14.1)
Exports 425,345(-1.2) 1,897(7.2) 20,117(-2.1) 447,359(-1.2)
Production
outside Japan*3
1,395,461(1.8) 72,943(-16.4) 6,369(9.8) 1,474,773(0.8)
Worldwide
production
2,217,628(-2.5) 297,720(-6.0) 43,863(0.9) 2,559,211(-2.8)
*1Includes kits for overseas assembly; *2includes overseas production; *3excludes kits from Japan

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

Results for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2015
Unit = one vehicle; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
Production in Japan*1
Passenger cars 2,829,240(-6.8) 590,204(-6.2) 3,419,444(-6.7)
Trucks & buses 356,233(4.6) 187,264(4.8) 162,331(1.8) 705,828(4.0)
Total 3,185,473(-5.7) 777,468(-3.8) 162,331(1.8) 4,125,272(-5.1)
Sales in Japan*2
Passenger cars 1,302,451(-12.3) 530,189(-3.7) 1,832,640(-9.9)
Trucks & buses 163,851(0.2) 158,982(5.2) 57,878(10.9) 380,711(3.8)
Total 1,466,302(-11.0) 689,171(-1.7) 57,878(10.9) 2,213,351(-7.8)
Exports
Passenger cars 1,578,875(-4.7) 7,983(-0.3) 1,586,858(-4.7)
Trucks & buses 205,298(3.7) 90,729(-4.5) 296,027(1.1)
Total 1,784,173(-3.8) 7,983(-0.3) 90,729(-4.5) 1,882,885(-3.8)
Production
outside Japan*3
5,762,971(3.5) 301,813(0.1) 20,529(-2.8) 6,085,313(3.3)
Worldwide
production
8,948,444(0.0) 1,079,281(-2.7) 182,860(1.3) 10,210,585(-0.2)
*1Includes kits for overseas assembly; *2includes overseas production; *3excludes kits from Japan
Sales Results for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2015
Figures rounded; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change
Sales outside
Japan
7,643,000(3.2) 200,000(-5.7) 111,000(-2.8) 7,954,000(2.9)
Worldwide
sales
9,110,000(0.6) 889,000(-2.7) 169,000(1.5) 10,168,000(0.3)

Highlights for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2015

Production in Japan

Toyota
  • Decreased; first decrease in four years
Daihatsu
  • Decreased; first decrease in four years
Hino
  • Increased; fifth consecutive year of increase
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Decreased; first decrease in four years

Sales in Japan

Toyota
  • Decreased; first decrease in four years
  • Lexus-vehicle sales totaled 41,763 units (15.5 percent decrease)
  • Minivehicle sales totaled 27,293 units (37.5 percent decrease)
  • 46.0 percent share of market excluding minivehicles (0.7 percentage point decrease)
  • 27.7 percent share of market including minivehicles (1.3 percentage point decrease)
Daihatsu
  • Decreased; first decrease in four years
  • Minivehicle sales totaled approximately 687,000 (1.6 percent decrease); first decrease in four years
  • 31.6 percent share of minivehicle market (0.7 percentage point increase)
Hino
  • Increased; fifth consecutive year of increase
  • Standard-truck sales totaled approximately 32,000 (10.8 percent increase); fifth consecutive year of increase
  • 36.5 percent share of the truck* market (0.4 percentage point increase)
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Decreased; first decrease in four years
  • 41.8 percent share of market including minivehicles (0.4 percentage point decrease)

Exports

Toyota
  • Decreased, due to decreased exports to Latin America, Europe, Oceania, the Middle East and Africa
Daihatsu
  • First decrease in two years, due to decreased exports to Asia, Oceania and Africa
Hino
  • Decreased, due to decreased exports to Europe, Asia and Oceania
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Decreased

Production outside Japan

Toyota
  • Sixth consecutive year of increase and a record high, due to increased production in North America, Latin America and Europe
Daihatsu
  • Fifth consecutive year of increase, due to increased production in Indonesia
Hino
  • Decreased, due to decreased production in Asia
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Sixth consecutive year of increase and a record high

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