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Toyota estimates US$8.6 billion yearly loss as sales slip

Posted on July 10, 2009 with No Comments

ToyotaToyota Motor Corp, the world’s major automaker, predicted an anticipated yearly loss of $8.6 billion as sales collapse. This has led to more than a dozens of its factories not used. Toyota recorded a $6.9 billion loss for the January-March fourth quarter and thereby reducing its yearly dividend for the first time since 1994.
The global depression has battered demand for cars and has hit Toyota very badly. This led to its fall from rapid expansion to overcapacity nearly overnight. The Japanese giant recorded its first-ever consolidated operational loss last year since it posted a record profit the year before. On a net base, Toyota has predicted an annual loss of 550 billion yen.
Toyota said it anticipated its global sales to decrease by approximately 145 to 6.5 billion yen in 2009/10. It estimated 830 billion yen in capital expenditure which is 1.3 trillion yen less than it was a year earlier.

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Toyota Accounts May Month Sales

Posted on June 4, 2009 with No Comments

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., has accounted that its vehicle sales for the month of May has stuck a new monthly high for the year. The figure of sales for May climbed up by 20.6 percent when compared to April 2009 sales. Sales of 152,583 vehicles dropped back comparatively to last year and it was down by 38.4% from last May, on a day-to-day selling rate footing.
The Toyota Division sales for May were 135,661 units, a reduction of 39.0% from the same period last year. The Lexus Division sales for the same month were 16,922 units, which showed a decrease of 33.9% when compared to the same time last year.
Toyota Division passenger cars sales for May  was 88,173 units which is down by 40.0% compared to the same period last year, but the sales has increased by 24.8% over April 2009. Camry and Camry Hybrid stayed as Toyota’s volume leader in May with collective monthly sales of 31,325 units. Corolla’s sales were 23,576 units and Yaris 10,130 units for the month. The Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid sales for the month of May were 10,091 units.

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