What’s Driving Toyota’s Unit Price Growth?

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Toyota Motors (NYSE:TM) has grown the number of its new vehicles sold outside Japan, excluding Lexus, from 4.6 million in 2011 to over 6.1 million over the last five year period. That amounts to a growth of close to 33%. Over the same period, the revenue generated from these vehicle sales grew from $81 billion to over $113 billion, implying a growth of close to 40%. This shows that the company has grown its unit pricing faster than it has grown its unit sales. The table below shows the two main reasons for this:

  1. Toyota has grown its sales faster in North America over the period than internationally.
  2. Toyota’s unit pricing in North America has stayed at much higher levels compared to its unit pricing internationally.

Given Toyota’s increasing presence in the light trucks and SUV markets in North America, with the help of the SUV RAV4, pick-up Tacoma and SUV Highlander, it can capitalize on the booming SUV, crossover segments in the region. These vehicles command higher prices and can help the company boost its unit pricing even further.

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