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Ford Stays Number Two in May Sales Ahead of Toyota by 6,000

Posted on 1 June 2012 by Ken Zino

Whether Ford can retain the Number Two spot as it converts plants to build the new 2013 Fusion and Escape as well as the Lincoln MKZ remains to be seen. Ford is capacity restrained and during May it could have sold more of ‘high demand” vehicles such as the Ford Fusion. Continue reading →

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Toyota Motor 2012 Results Down 31% to $3.6 Billion Profit

Posted on 9 May 2012 by Ken Zino

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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April Sales at Toyota Motor up 12%. Honda and Nissan Flat

Posted on 1 May 2012 by Ken Zino

The strong April sales performance at Toyota Motor Sales brought it to within a rounding error to surpass a slumping Ford Motor Company for the Number Two ranking in U.S. auto sales. TMS was only 1,614 units behind Ford Motor, according to numbers from the consultancy AutoData. Continue reading →

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Volkswagen Group Posts Record Profit of €11.3 Billion

Posted on 25 February 2012 by Ken Zino

Volkswagen Group is now the second largest vehicle maker in the world behind General Motors Company and just ahead of Toyota Motor Corporation, which struggled to maintain production because of natural disasters last year. GM earned a record € 6.78 billion ($9.1 b) in 2011; Toyota – on the Japanese fiscal year that ends in March of 2012 had profits of €1.50 billion (¥162.5) during first 9 months. Continue reading →

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Toyota Projects 20% 2012 Sales Rise. Ichiban Again?

Posted on 22 December 2011 by Ken Zino

Both General Motors Company and Volkswagen Group, at more than 8 million vehicles each, will outsell Toyota’s 2011 sales tally of fewer than 8 million in a record global market of 75 million vehicles. Continue reading →

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Toyota Cuts 2012 Forecast as Yen and Thailand Floods Hurt

Posted on 9 December 2011 by Ken Zino

Toyota Motor Corporation today drastically cut its fiscal year 2012 forecast based on the ongoing negative effects of the strong Yen and the production disruptions caused by the Thailand floods. As a result, Toyota has revised down its 2012 full year profit forecast by -¥250 billion to ¥200 billion. Continue reading →

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Toyota Loses ¥33 Billion in First Half FY 2012. Scraps Forecast

Posted on 8 November 2011 by Ken Zino

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 →

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Mixed U.S. October Sales Results for Japanese Three. Toyota Sales Down 8%. Honda Sales +3%. Nissan October Sales +18%

Posted on 1 November 2011 by Ken Zino

Acura, Honda’s luxury label, posted sales of 11,115, an increase of 4.8% versus October 2010, with year-to-date sales of 100,261, compared to Infiniti’s 79,000. This means that natural disaster battered Lexus with ytd sales of 153,739 of cars and light trucks – virtually all of which are made in Japan – easily retains the Japanese luxury vehicle sales crown, but it will displaced from luxury sales leadership for the first time in more than a decade by BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Continue reading →

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Honda Struggles, Toyota Flat and Nissan Up in August Sales

Posted on 1 September 2011 by Ken Zino

This means, among other things, that the Detroit Three – GM (219,000), Ford (175,000) and Chrysler (130,000) in descending sales order – were literally the Big 3 once again. However, if you eliminate the rounding used here, Chrysler led Toyota by 636 vehicles. Continue reading →

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Japanese Sales: Toyota, Honda Down. Nissan up Slightly in July

Posted on 2 August 2011 by Ken Zino

There were varying results for Japanese sales in the U.S. sales race in July with Toyota and Honda posting double digit declines while Nissan increased sales from July of 2010. Overall, the total U.S. light vehicle market grew less than 1% from what was a weak July of 2010 as the economy languishes and unemployment remains above 9%. Continue reading →

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Korean U.S. April Sales Surge as Japanese Automakers Lag

Posted on 4 May 2011 by Ken Zino

However, while rising gasoline prices might be good in the short term for automakers with fuel efficient lineups, historically they ultimately hurt auto sales and the overall economy after about six months as consumers look for other ways to save the money that is being siphoned off at the pump. Continue reading →

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Toyota Motor Corporation Reports 5% Increase in Net Revenues for Nine Months as it Struggles in Europe and Japan

Posted on 8 February 2011 by Ken Zino

The world’s largest automaker is still feeling the negative effects of image damaging safety and quality recalls, the rise in the value of the Yen, and the contraction of its Japanese home market. Continue reading →

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Toyota U.S. Sales Troubles Continue as 2010 Sales Results are the Same as a Depressed 2009. Overall the Market Grew 11%

Posted on 4 January 2011 by Ken Zino

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A. today reported annual sales of 1,763,595 vehicles – the same as Toyota posted during 2009 in an auto market that grew at double digit rates for most other major makers, including 19% at Ford Motor … Continue reading →

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Toyota Predicts Another Sales Gain in 2011 on Asian Boom

Posted on 21 December 2010 by Ken Zino

Toyota Motor Corp. said in Japan today that it expected strong sales in Asia to cause Toyota’s second straight year of sales growth in 2011, tallying 7.7 million vehicles, up 3% from 2010.

The leading Japanese automaker also said that in 2010 its Asian sales would exceed U.S. sales for the first time. Continue reading →

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