Toyota Motor Corporation announces its production, domestic sales, and export results for May 2017, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., and Hino Motors, Ltd.

May 2017 Results
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May 2017 Key Points (year-on-year)

Production in Japan

Toyota
- First decrease in two months
Daihatsu
- Thirteenth consecutive month of increase
Hino
- First decrease in four months
Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
- Second consecutive month of increase

Sales in Japan

Toyota
- Seventh consecutive month of increase
- Lexus vehicle sales totaled 2,629 units (11.8 percent decrease)
- Minivehicle sales totaled 2,132 units (27.6 percent increase)
- 48.6 percent share of market excluding minivehicles (0.9 percentage point increase)
- 31.5 percent share of market including minivehicles (1.2 percentage point decrease)

Daihatsu
- Second consecutive month of increase
- Minivehicle sales totaled approximately 46,400 units (21.0 percent increase); second consecutive month of increase
- 34.4 percent share of minivehicle market (1.2 percentage point decrease)

Hino
- Decreased
- Standard truck sales totaled approximately 2,000 units (17.0 percent decrease); 34.1 percent share of the truck(1) market (4.6 percentage point decrease)

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
- Seventh consecutive month of increase
- 45.6 percent share of market including minivehicles (0.04 percentage point decrease)

Exports

Toyota
- Second consecutive month of increase; due to increased exports to North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and Africa

Daihatsu
- There were no exports for Daihatsu.

Hino
- Decreased; due to decreased exports to Asia, the Middle East, and Africa

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
- Second consecutive month of increase

Production Outside of Japan

Toyota
- First increase in two months and a record high for May; due to increased production in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Australia

Daihatsu
- Thirteenth consecutive month of increase; due to increased production in Indonesia

Hino
- Fourteenth consecutive month of increase; due to increased production in Asia

Toyota + Daihatsu + Hino
- First increase in two months and a record high for May

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

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About Toyota

Supported by people around the world, Toyota Motor Corporation (TSE:7203; NYSE:TM), has endeavored since its establishment in 1937 to serve society by creating better products. As of the end of December 2013, Toyota conducts its business worldwide with 52 overseas manufacturing companies in 27 countries and regions. Toyota's vehicles are sold in more than 170 countries and regions. For more information, please visit www.toyota-global.com.

Source: Toyota

Contact:

Public Affairs Division
Global Communications Department
Toyota Motor Corporation
Tel: +81-3-3817-9926




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