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TOKYO, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp raised
its annual net profit forecast by more than 10 percent to 860
billion yen ($9.3 billion) on strong sales of the Camry sedan
and other vehicles in its biggest market the United States, as
well as the yen’s drop.
The world’s biggest-selling carmaker reported a 23.5 percent
year-on-year rise in third quarter net profit to 99.9 billion
yen, below the average estimate of 143.7 billion yen among seven
analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
In 2012 Toyota sold a record 8.72 million vehicles around
the world. Its group-wide sales were also a record high of 9.75
million vehicles. The Toyota group also includes Daihatsu Motor
Co Ltd and Hino Motors Ltd.
