In the world's auto market, Japanese cars have always occupied a pivotal position in the field of ordinary family cars. With their high cost performance, fuel-saving performance, good workmanship and rich configurations, they have won a larger market, while Toyota, The three brands Honda and Nissan are the most prominent.
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The online car market sorted out the first three quarters of fiscal 2017 (from April 1 to December 31, 2017) of the three major Japanese car companies and found that Toyota had the highest net profit, reaching 117.8 billion yuan (2 trillion yen). , followed by Honda, with a net profit of 56.1 billion yuan (951.5 billion yen), while the third-ranked Nissan was 21.47 billion yuan (364.2 billion yen). However, from the perspective of sales of various companies in the Chinese market, there has been a great reversal. In the whole year of 2017, Nissan topped the list with 1.52 million sales, Honda’s sales were 1.44 million, and Toyota, the world’s largest net profit of Japanese cars, But only 1.29 million were sold.
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Toyota Motor's sales in the first three quarters of fiscal 2017 were RMB 1.28 trillion (JPY 21.79 trillion), a year-on-year increase of 8.1%; operating income increased from RMB 91.7 billion (JPY 1.5554 trillion) to RMB 104.3 billion (JPY 1.7701 trillion). JPY), net profit surged 40.5% year-on-year to RMB 118.1 billion (JPY 2.0031 trillion). Toyota officials said that the performance of the first three quarters of fiscal 2017 increased significantly year-on-year, and the depreciation of the yen was an important reason. In addition, Toyota's actual tax burden was lower than expected, which also contributed to its higher profit.
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According to the latest financial report released by Toyota Japan, Toyota's sales in the first three quarters of fiscal 2017 totaled 6,678,279 vehicles. Thanks to the long-term sales of the Toyota Corolla family and the Raling family, the proportion of Lexus hybrid models has increased. Toyota's sales in the Chinese market led to an increase in global sales, which increased by 34,893 units compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year.
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Honda's net profit exceeds 56 billion yuan
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Honda's consolidated sales in the first three quarters of fiscal 2017 climbed to RMB 674.8 billion (JPY 11,446.4 billion), an increase of 11.8%. All of its businesses contributed to the growth in sales, and exchange rate changes also contributed to the increase in sales. Honda officially stated that the consolidated operating profit for the first three fiscal quarters of 2017 reached 41.7 billion yuan (706.7 billion yen), a slight increase of 0.6% year-on-year, mainly due to the obvious increase in motorcycle sales in Asia and cost control. It worked.
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During this period, consolidated pre-tax profit was RMB 54.5 billion (JPY 924.5 billion), a year-on-year increase of 12.7%, mainly due to the increase in the share of investment profits due to the adoption of the equity method. Consolidated profit to shareholders in the first three quarters rose to RMB 56.1 billion (JPY 951.5 billion), an increase of 82.8% year-on-year, also mainly due to the tax reform in the United States. Among them, the continuous hot sales of Accord, Civic, CR-V and other models in the Chinese market also made important contributions to Honda's growth.
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Nissan's net profit fell year-on-year
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In the first three quarters of fiscal 2017, Nissan Motor's net profit was 21.47 billion yuan (364.2 billion yen), down 27.6% year-on-year, and net income was 502.7 billion yuan (8,530 billion yen), up 3.2% year-on-year. The company's overall performance was impacted by the final vehicle quality inspection event in the Japanese market and slowing sales growth in the U.S. market, price cuts and inventory adjustments during the period.
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During the period, Nissan's total sales were 4.109 million units, an increase of 2.9%. Among them, the Japanese market saw a surge in demand for minicars, with sales increasing by 9.7% to 378,000 units. In the first three quarters of fiscal 2017, the cumulative sales volume in the Chinese market reached 1.02 million units, a year-on-year increase of 9.8%, and the market share increased by 0.3 percentage points to 5.3%. to protect.