TOYOTA ANNOUNCES RESULTS FOR MARCH 2017; FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

Toyota City, Japan, Apr 27, 2017 – (JCN Newswire) – Toyota Motor Corporation announces its production, domestic sales, and export results, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., and Hino Motors, Ltd., for March 2017 as well as the fiscal year from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017.

March 2017 Key Points (year-on-year)

Production in Japan

Toyota
– First decrease in two months

Daihatsu
– Eleventh consecutive month of increase

Hino
– Second consecutive month of increase

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
– First decrease in five months

Sales in Japan

Toyota
– Fifth consecutive month of increase
– Lexus vehicle sales totaled 5,626 units (24.5 percent decrease)
– Minivehicle sales totaled 3,165 units (2.8 percent decrease)
– 43.9 percent share of market excluding minivehicles (1.7 percentage point decrease)
– 29.7 percent share of market including minivehicles (0.2 percentage point increase)

Daihatsu
– Decreased
– Minivehicle sales totaled approximately 70,900 units (2.7 percent decrease)
– 30.7 percent share of minivehicle market (0.8 percentage point decrease)

Hino
– Fifth consecutive month of increase
– Standard truck sales totaled approximately 7,200 units (47.7 percent increase); fifth consecutive month of increase
– 43.9 percent share of the truck* market (6.7 percentage point increase)

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
– Fifth consecutive month of increase
– 41.9 percent share of market including minivehicles (0.5 percentage point decrease)

Exports

Toyota
– First decrease in two months; due to decreased exports to North America and the Middle East

Daihatsu
– There have been no exports since February last year

Hino
– Decreased; due to decreased exports to North America, Oceania, and Africa

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
– First decrease in two months

Production Outside of Japan

Toyota
– Third consecutive month of increase; due to increased production in Latin America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa; record high for a single month

Daihatsu
– Eleventh consecutive month of increase; due to increased production in Indonesia

Hino
– Twelfth consecutive month of increase; due to increased production in Asia

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
– Fifth consecutive month of increase; record high for a single month

Key Points for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2017

Production in Japan

Toyota
– First increase in three years

Daihatsu
– First increase in three years

Hino
– First increase in two years

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
– First increase in three years

Sales in Japan

Toyota
– Second consecutive year of increase
– Lexus-vehicle sales totaled 49,111 units (6.0 percent decrease)
– Minivehicle sales totaled 29,675 units (11.1 percent increase)
– 47.8 percent share of market excluding minivehicles (1.1 percentage point increase)
– 32.2 percent share of market including minivehicles (2.1 percentage point increase)

Daihatsu
– Decreased
– Minivehicle sales totaled approximately 572,000 (2.2 percent decrease)
– 33.3 percent share of minivehicle market (1.0 percentage point increase)

Hino
– Seventh consecutive year of increase
– Standard-truck sales totaled approximately 37,000 (12.0 percent increase); seventh consecutive year of increase
– 37.7 percent share of the truck* market (0.3 percentage point increase)

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
– First increase in three years
– 45.0 percent share of market including minivehicles (1.8 percentage point increase); second consecutive year of increase

Exports

Toyota
– Decreased, due to decreased exports to North America, the Middle East, and Africa

Daihatsu
– There have been no exports since February last year

Hino
– Decreased, due to decreased exports to North America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
– Decreased

Production Outside of Japan

Toyota
– First increase in two years and a record high, due to increased production in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Africa

Daihatsu
– First increase in two years, due to increased production in Indonesia

Hino
– Second consecutive year of increase, due to increased production in Asia

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
– First increase in two years and a record high

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