Toyota reveals the number of car sales statistics in 2021 and forecasts the Thai car market in 2022 at 2.84 hundred thousand units, and announces its vision to bring electric cars Fighting the car market battle in 2030
Mr. Noriaki Yamashita, President of Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd. said As you all know, 2021 is the year of the COVID-19 situation. continues to affect the automotive industry
There is also a shortage of production parts, such as chip shortages. As a result, the total domestic sales amounted to about 759,119 units, or a 4.2% drop compared to 2020.
Therefore, the statistics of car sales in 2021 when comparing sales between 2021 and 2020 found that
- Total sales volume was 759,119 units, a negative 4.2%.
- 251,800 passenger cars, down 8.4%
- Commercial vehicles 507,319 units, negative 1.9%
- 1-ton pickup (including modified pickup) 393,476 units, negative 3.9%
- 1-ton pickup (excluding modified pickup) 341,452 units, negative 6.4%
“For Toyota’s sales in 2021, our total sales are approximately 239,723 units, a decrease of 1.9% compared to the previous year. And we still hold the No. 1 market share or equal to 31.6% of total car sales. which, if exactly considered lower than our expectations. But if we look at last year’s sales, we can see that our situation has started to recover since the second quarter onwards.
Due to the development of better products as well as conducting marketing activities that are in line with new lifestyles such as online sales If we look at Toyota’s sales during Q2 to Q4, we can see that our market share is 32.5%, which is about the same as in 2019 or before. Covid-19 will spread. In terms of sales, Hilux Revo has a market share of 39.1%, higher than that of 2019, while Ativ and Yaris were able to occupy the rankings. 1 in the eco-car market
“In the segment of the multi-purpose vehicle market Toyota has been ranked No. 1 in total sales for the second consecutive year with record sales of the Corolla Cross, while Fortuner has continued to be No. 1 in the modified pickup market. For 10 years, at the same time Camry ranks No. 1 in the mid-size car market. Hi-ace is also ranked number 1 of all time in the van market. We would like to express our gratitude to all our important customers and stakeholders for their continued support.”
Toyota car sales statistics in 2021
- Toyota sales volume is 239,723 units, resulting in a 31.6% market share.
- 62,403 passenger cars, giving a 24.8% market share
- 177,320 commercial vehicles, giving a market share of 35.0%
- 1-ton pickup (including modified pickup) 151,501 units, bringing the market share of 38.5%
- 1-ton pickup (excluding modified pickup) 128,639 units, bringing the market share of 37.7%
Trends of Thai automotive industry in 2022
However, when talking about the trends of the Thai automotive industry in 2022, Mr. Yamashita expects that “It is possible that COVID-19 will continue to affect the economy and the Thai automotive industry we predict The Thai automotive industry will gradually return to normal while with the recovery of the overall economic sector. In addition, people themselves learn how to live with the Covid-19 situation. safely As for the problem of parts, the shortage of production will gradually unraveling as well We expect the automotive industry to normalize and forecast that car sales in 2022 will be 860,000 units, a 13.3% increase over the previous year.”
Toyota’s Automobile Exports and Production Volume in ’64 and Targets for ’65
In terms of automobile exports, in 2021, Toyota has exported approximately 292,000 finished cars, an increase of 35.5% from 2020. The total production of automobiles for domestic sales and exports in 2021 totaled. 514,000 units, a 16.1% increase from 2020
“For Toyota’s finished car export target in 2022, we expect the demand of the international market to increase. We aim for car exports at 371,000 units, an increase of 27.2% compared to last year. And we are aiming for the total production of cars by 2022 at around 647,000 units, an increase of 25.9% from the previous year.
Direction of operations in Thailand and strategies for the future
Mr. Yamashita said that this year marks the 60th anniversary of Toyota Motor Thailand Company Limited in Thailand and we are preparing to step into a brighter future. ready to transform ourselves into ‘Leading the movement of a new era to enhance people’s happiness. and sustainability of society’. We pledge to bring happiness to the people of Thailand and ‘Growing alongside Thai society’ through the presentation of vehicles for mobility as well as various services and solutions to promote mobility as well
We have designed a logo to celebrate the 60th anniversary that comes with the tagline ‘Move Your World’ or in Thai is. ‘Jointly driving the future’ to reflect ‘Forward power and mobility’ showing that the future Toyota will offer electric vehicles towards carbon neutrality. as well as innovating in connection technology to provide customers with perfect and excellent service.”
In addition, battery electric vehicles strategy It also announced that Toyota will produce all 30 battery electric vehicles by 2030, including five bZ series models, which come with a platform developed specifically for battery electric vehicles. Toyota aims to sell 3.5 million battery electric vehicles by 2030.
Toyota has invested 1.2 trillion baht to develop battery electric vehicles, of which 0.6 trillion baht is invested in batteries. and also invested another 1.2 trillion baht for hybrid electric cars plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicles by 2030
in that country Toyota has been a pioneer in introducing electric vehicle technology since 2009, occupying 80% of the market share and using Toyota’s electric vehicles the most in the ASEAN region. We can save 148,000 tons of CO2, which is equal to planting 2 million trees.
Also in the last year We are also introducing the Lexus UX300e, a battery electric vehicle, and the Lexus NX450h+, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. for Toyota brand We plan to introduce the bZ4X, the first electric vehicle of the bZ series, to market later this year.
moreover We will try to encourage more use of locally made parts. To push Thailand to be the main production base for the assembly of various electric vehicles in the future This commitment is consistent with the government’s approach to promoting the use of electricity. bio-economic development circular economy and green economy as well as achieving zero carbon reduction goals.
We have also collaborated with partner organizations that share the same goals. To try to drive the achievement of the goal of carbon neutrality comprehensively. ‘throughout the product life cycle’, for example. ‘Pollution-Free Sustainable Model City Development Project’ in which we will demonstrate the use of various types of electric vehicles in transportation. inside pattaya city And we have begun to study the feasibility of implementing clean energy infrastructure initiatives such as hydrogen, solar energy. and bio-energy in ‘Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate’ as well
