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October 27, 2008  

Toyota Announces Results for September 2008 and the
First-half Period from April to September 2008
Tokyo — TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces today its production, domestic sales and export results, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd., for September 2008 and the first-half period from April to September 2008.


September 2008 Results
  Unit = one vehicle; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
PRODUCTION IN JAPAN*1        
 Passenger cars 311,825 (-5.6) 56,587 (9.4) --- --- 368,412 (-3.5)
 Trucks & buses 35,814 (19.8) 11,964 (-5.6) 10,086 (-0.5) 57,864 (9.8)
Total 347,639 (-3.5) 68,551 (6.4) 10,086 (-0.5) 426,276 (-1.9)
SALES IN JAPAN*2        
 Passenger cars 116,774 (-8.1) 44,970 (7.8) --- --- 161,744 (-4.2)
 Trucks & buses 13,408 (12.3) 10,833 (-5.8) 4,805 (-12.7) 29,046 (0.3)
Total 130,182 (-6.4) 55,803 (4.9) 4,805 (-12.7) 190,790 (-3.5)
EXPORTS        
 Passenger cars 204,428 (2.3) 10,623 (-15.5) --- --- 215,051 (1.2)
 Trucks & buses 20,761 (15.3) 1,999 (26.7) 6,454 (15.4) 29,214 (16.0)
Total 225,189 (3.3) 12,622 (-10.8) 6,454 (15.4) 244,265 (2.8)
OVERSEAS PRODUCTION*3 351,534 (-2.3) 11,414 (104.2) --- --- 362,948 (-0.6)
WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION 699,173 (-2.9) 79,965 (14.2) 10,086 (-0.5) 789,224 (-1.3)
 
*1. CBU and KD (Japan line-off basis)
*2. Includes vehicles produced overseas
*3. Excludes KD (local line-off basis)

September 2008 Highlights (year-on-year)

PRODUCTION IN JAPAN
Toyota
  • Decrease
Daihatsu
  • First increase in two months; record high for month of September
Hino
  • First decrease in fourteen months
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Decrease

SALES IN JAPAN
Toyota
  • Decrease
  • Sales of Lexus vehicles were 2,310 units (23.6% decrease from September 2007)
  • 41.8% share of market excluding minivehicles (0.5% decrease from September 2007)
Daihatsu
  • Sixth consecutive month of increase
  • Number of minivehicles sold in September 2008 was approximately 55,000 (5.7% increase from September 2007); sixth consecutive month of increase
  • 33.4% share of minivehicle market (2.9% increase from September 2007); record high for month of September
Hino
  • Decrease
  • Number of standard trucks sold was approximately 3,100 (11.8% decrease from September 2007)
  • 33.5% share of the truck* market (0.8% decrease from September 2007)
*Maximum loading capacity of more than four tons; excluding imported trucks

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • Decrease
  • 40.0% share of market including minivehicles (0.4% increase from September 2007)

EXPORTS
Toyota
  • First increase in two months, due to increased exports mainly to Oceania and the Middle East
Daihatsu
  • Decrease, due to decreased exports mainly to Europe
Hino
  • Thirty-third consecutive month of increase, due to increased exports mainly to Asia and Latin America
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
  • First increase in two months

OVERSEAS PRODUCTION
Toyota
  • Decrease, due to decreased production mainly in Europe and North America
Daihatsu
  • Twenty-third consecutive month of increase, due to increased production mainly in Indonesia
Toyota + Daihatsu
  • Decrease

Year To Date (January 1 to September 30, 2008)
Unit = one vehicle; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
PRODUCTION IN JAPAN*1 3,138,127 (1.5) 599,532 (1.7) 85,312 (8.7) 3,822,971 (1.6)
SALES IN JAPAN*2 1,164,326 (-3.3) 495,763 (1.4) 32,522 (-10.8) 1,692,611 (-2.1)
EXPORTS 1,993,578 (3.4) 106,878 (-5.5) 52,390 (23.3) 2,152,846 (3.3)
OVERSEAS PRODUCTION*3 3,302,750 (3.9) 87,275 (73.9) --- --- 3,390,025 (5.0)
WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION 6,440,877 (2.7) 686,807 (7.3) 85,312 (8.7) 7,212,996 (3.2)
 
*1. CBU and KD (Japan line-off basis)
*2. Includes vehicles produced overseas
*3. Excludes KD (local line-off basis)

April to September Results
(Unit = 1 vehicle; figures in ( ) show year-on-year percentage change)
  Toyota Daihatsu Hino Total
PRODUCTION IN JAPAN*1 2,007,299 (0.3) 386,321 (2.9) 57,225 (6.4) 2,450,845 (0.9)
SALES IN JAPAN*2 705,203 (-2.3) 303,495 (3.8) 19,210 (-11.2) 1,027,908 (-0.8)
EXPORTS 1,303,126 (1.9) 69,002 (-9.9) 35,312 (18.5) 1,407,440 (1.6)
OVERSEAS PRODUCTION*3 2,162,131 (0.3) 62,712 (74.6) --- --- 2,224,843 (1.6)
WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION 4,169,430 (0.3) 449,033 (9.2) 57,225 (6.4) 4,675,688 (1.2)
 
*1. CBU and KD (Japan line-off basis)
*2. Includes vehicles produced overseas
*3. Excludes KD (local line-off basis)


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