Toyota City, Japan, Mar 29, 2017 - (ACN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation announces its production, domestic sales, and export results for February 2017, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., and Hino Motors, Ltd.
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February 2017 Key Points (year-on-year)
Production in Japan
Toyota- First increase in three months
Daihatsu- Tenth consecutive month of increase
Hino- First increase in two months
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino- Fourth consecutive month of increase
Sales in Japan
Toyota- Fourth consecutive month of increase- Lexus vehicle sales totaled 3,672 units (12.3 percent decrease)- Minivehicle sales totaled 2,484 units (2.7 percent increase)- 47.7 percent share of market excluding minivehicles (5.5 percentage point increase)- 31.2 percent share of market including minivehicles (5.0 percentage point increase)
Daihatsu- Decreased- Minivehicle sales totaled approximately 54,000 units (7.9 percent decrease)- 31.3 percent share of minivehicle market (2.0 percentage point decrease)
Hino- Fourth consecutive month of increase- Standard truck sales totaled approximately 2,800 units (4.8 percent increase); fourth consecutive month of increase- 39.9 percent share of the truck(1) market (0.01 percentage point increase)
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino- Fourth consecutive month of increase- 43.7 percent share of market including minivehicles (3.3 percentage point increase)
Exports
Toyota- First increase in six months; due to increased exports to all regions
Daihatsu- There have been no exports since February last year
Hino- Decreased; due to decreased exports to North America, Oceania, the Middle East, and Africa
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino- First increase in six months
Production Outside of Japan
Toyota- Second consecutive month of increase; due to increased production in Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa; record high for the month of February
Daihatsu- Tenth consecutive month of increase; due to increased production in Indonesia
Hino- Eleventh consecutive month of increase; due to increased production in Asia
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino- Fourth consecutive month of increase; record high for the month of February
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(1) Maximum loading capacity of four tons or more; excluding imported trucks
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Source: Toyota
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