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Toyota Bests VW and GM as largest Automaker at 2014 Half
Toyota Motor Corporation retained its Number One global sales lead over a formidable and expanding Volkswagen Group by selling 5.1 million vehicles through the first two quarters of 2014. Continue reading
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Toyota Motor 2012 Results Down 31% to $3.6 Billion Profit
Toyota Motor posted results for Fiscal Year 2012 ending 31 March that saw its net profit decline to ¥283.56 billion or $3.6 billion. A strong recovery in sales and earnings in the second half of the fiscal year was not enough to offset a poor first half, which was hurt by natural disasters in Japan and Thailand, which disrupted production. Continue reading
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Toyota Loses ¥33 Billion in First Half FY 2012. Scraps Forecast
In North America – Toyota’s second largest market – vehicle sales totaled 689,000 thousand units, a decrease of 352,000 units compared to the same period last fiscal year. Operating income decreased by ¥84.4 billion to ¥61.5 billion, including ¥15.6 billion of valuation gains/losses on interest rate swaps. Operating income, excluding the impact of valuation gains/losses on interest rate swaps, decreased by ¥109.8 billion to ¥45.9 billion. Continue reading
Three Problem Areas for Toyota in U.S. from Japan Earthquake
During a press call to discuss March sales results today, Bob Carter, Toyota Division group vice president and general manager, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. (TMS) said “The events in Japan had little if any impact on March sales.”
However, that doesn’t mean that Toyota no longer faces production and resulting sales problems because of the plant shutdowns caused by the Japan earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant meltdowns. Continue reading
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Toyota 6 Month Financial Results – $11.29 Billion Net Income
Once again Toyota proved its operating prowess, which consistently place it in the running for the largest and mot profitable automaker in the world as it transforms itself into a mobility company to be reckoned with. Continue reading →