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Toyota raised its full-year operating income forecast by 500 billion yen to 3.9 trillion yen, citing stronger hybrid demand, cost reductions, and a lower expected tariff impact. It still anticipates a 1.1 trillion yen tariff hit and about 1 trillion yen in higher material costs.
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North America returned to profitability, while Toyota faces weaker sales and ongoing competition in China. The company plans to expand hybrid production and develop more locally tailored electric and other new-energy vehicles.
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Toyota plans to make robotics a core business, beginning with internal applications, and is expanding its value-chain operations. It also increased its share repurchase authorization by 300 billion yen to 1.3 trillion yenand maintained its 100-yen full-year dividend forecast.
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Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) raised its full-year operating income forecast by 500 billion yen to 3.9 trillion yen, citing stronger demand for hybrid vehicles, cost reductions and a smaller expected impact from U.S. tariffs.
The automaker reported operating income of 2.19 trillion yen on revenue of 26.96 trillion yen for the first half of fiscal 2027. Net income was 2.24 trillion yen. Chief Accounting and Finance Officer Takanori Azuma said Toyota mitigated the earnings impact of disruptions including the situation in the Middle East.
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Toyota also expanded its share repurchase authorization and outlined plans to develop robotics into a core business, while continuing to invest in hybrids and other electrified vehicles.
Forecast reflects tariff relief and rising costs
Toyota's revised operating income outlook represents an increase from its previous forecast of 3.4 trillion yen. The company also projected full-year revenue of 53.5 trillion yen and net income of 3.57 trillion yen.
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Azuma said sales and marketing efforts contributed 140 billion yen to the forecast revision. Those efforts included price changes, stronger value-chain profits in North America and Europe, and a shift in the vehicle mix toward hybrids as sales in other regions helped offset lower production in China.
Changes to Toyota's tariff assumptions contributed another 210 billion yen to the revision, Azuma said. The company reviewed parts procurement and expects refunds related to tariffs, although it still included a full-year tariff impact of 1.1 trillion yen in its forecast.
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Toyota also expects approximately 1 trillion yen in rising material costs and faces production disruptions from earthquakes and flooding. Its consolidated vehicle sales forecast was unchanged, but the company lowered its forecasts for Toyota and Lexus sales and the electrified-vehicle ratio, primarily because of slower conditions in China.
For the first half, Toyota and Lexus sales totaled 5.059 million vehicles, or 96% of the year-earlier level, reflecting weaker Chinese demand and the Middle East situation. Electrified vehicles accounted for 55.6% of sales, supported by battery-electric and hybrid models in North America and Europe.
North America recovery and China competition
Toyota said North America had returned to profitability, helped by price revisions and a reduced tariff impact. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Yoichi Miyazaki said the company plans to increase production of hybrid batteries, restructure its vehicle lineup and introduce more robotics in the region.
Asked about the North American launch of the redesigned RAV4, Azuma said it was performing in line with Toyota's plan. Miyazaki said the model change had reduced volume year over year as the new generation began its launch, affecting second-quarter profit.
In China, Miyazaki said Toyota had halted a decline in market share with locally developed battery-electric vehicles, although sales volumes and the dealer network remained under pressure. The company plans to introduce more new-energy vehicles developed with Chinese partners for the local market and select components based on competitiveness regardless of supplier nationality or corporate group.
For Asia and other Global South markets, Toyota plans a shared platform that can accommodate small and midsize vehicles with battery-electric, hybrid and other powertrains. Miyazaki acknowledged that cost competitiveness would be a challenge and said profitability might initially be lower, but added that Toyota intends to reduce costs through scale and improvements.
Robotics and shareholder returns
Toyota will establish a company-wide Toyota Robotics organization effective Jan. 1 and initially develop its technologies for internal use before pursuing external sales. Miyazaki said the company sees internal demand for 400,000 robots and an annual requirement of 1 trillion yen to replace aging equipment across its supply chain as potential business opportunities.
The company also aims to expand its value-chain business, which includes maintenance, replacement parts and financing. Miyazaki said Toyota has more than 150 million vehicles in use worldwide and is targeting annual growth of about 150 billion yen in the business, with an additional 1 trillion yen of growth by 2030.
On shareholder returns, Toyota set its interim dividend at 50 yen per share and maintained its full-year forecast of 100 yen per share. It increased its annual share repurchase authorization by 300 billion yen to 1.3 trillion yen and plans to cancel an additional 1 billion treasury shares, bringing the fiscal-year total cancellation to 1.2 billion shares.
Azuma said future risks include exchange-rate movements, raw-material costs, tariffs and expanding competition from Chinese manufacturers. Miyazaki added that Toyota still has room to cut costs and should not assume it has overcome the effects of tariffs or Middle East disruptions.
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