Tokyo -- (JCN Newswire) --

Toyota Motor Corporation announces its production, domestic sales, and export results for December 2014 and for CY2014, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., and Hino Motors, Ltd.

December 2014 Highlights (year-on-year)

Production in Japan

Toyota

- First increase in nine months
Daihatsu

- First increase in three months

Hino

- Seventh consecutive month of increase

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino

- First increase in nine months

Sales in Japan

Toyota

- Decreased
- Lexus vehicle sales totaled 2,873 units (15.8 percent decrease)
- Minivehicle sales totaled 1,945 units (37.9 percent decrease)
- 41.7 percent share of market excluding minivehicles (no change)
- 22.8 percent share of market including minivehicles (3.0 percentage point decrease)

Daihatsu

- First increase in two months
- Minivehicle sales totaled approximately 74,300 units (39.6 percent increase); first increase in two months
- 37.2 percent share of minivehicle market (5.7 percentage point increase)

Hino

- Eighth consecutive month of increase
- Standard truck sales totaled approximately 3,200 units (17.0 percent increase); eighth consecutive month of increase
- 35.7 percent share of the truck(1) market (1.8 percentage point decrease)

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino

- First increase in six months
- 41.4 percent share of market including minivehicles (1.9 percentage point increase); third consecutive month of increase

Exports

Toyota

- Increased due to increased exports to North America, Oceania, the Middle East and Africa

Daihatsu

- Increased due to increased exports to Oceania, the Middle East and Africa; second consecutive month of increase

Hino

- Increased due to increased exports to North America, Latin America, Oceania, the Middle East and Africa; third consecutive month of increase

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino

- First increase in three months

Production outside Japan

Toyota

- Increased due to decreased production in North America, Latin America, Europe and Australia; First increase in two months; record high for the month of December

Daihatsu

- Decreased due to decreased production in Indonesia

Hino

- Decreased due to decreased production in Asia

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino

- First increase in two months; record high for the month of December


CY2014 Highlights (year-on-year)


Production in Japan

Toyota

- Decreased

Daihatsu

- Third consecutive year of increase

Hino

- Fifth consecutive year of increase

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino

- Decreased

Sales in Japan

Toyota

- Decreased
- Lexus-vehicle sales totaled 44,247 units (5.4 percent decrease)
- Minivehicle sales totaled 33,070 units (18.6 percent decrease)
- 46.2 percent share of market excluding minivehicles (1.1 percentage point decrease)
- 27.9 percent share of market including minivehicles (1.5 percentage point decrease)

Daihatsu

- First increase in two years and a record high
- Minivehicle sales totaled approximately 706,000 (7.0 percent increase); First increase in two years
- 31.1 percent share of minivehicle market (0.1 percentage point decrease)

Hino

- Fifth consecutive year of increase
- Standard-truck sales totaled approximately 32,000 (18.6 percent increase); fifth consecutive year of increase
- 36.4 percent share of the truck(1) market (0.6 percentage point decrease)

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino

- First increase in two years
- 41.7 percent share of market including minivehicles (1.0 percentage point decrease)

Exports

Toyota

- Decreased, due to decreased exports to North America, Latin America, Europe, Oceania, the Middle East and Africa

Daihatsu

- First increase in seven years, due to increased exports to Latin America, Oceania and Africa

Hino

- Decreased, due to decreased exports to Asia and Oceania

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino

- Decreased

Production outside Japan

Toyota

- Third consecutive year of increase and a record high, due to increased production in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia

Daihatsu

- Fifth consecutive year of increase and a record high, due to increased production in Indonesia
Hino

- Decreased, due to decreased production in Asia

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino

- Third consecutive year of increase and a record high

Note:

(1) Maximum loading capacity of four tons or more; excluding imported trucks

For the full report, visit http://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/detail/5707101/.


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Contact:

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Global Communications Department
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