Toyota Motor Corporation said it had raised its profit forecast for the current fiscal year due to market demand for hybrid vehicles and the weakening yen. Toyota said on Thursday that in the fiscal year ending March 2027, operating profit is expected to reach 3.9 trillion yen, higher than the previous forecast of 3.4 trillion yen. As the world's largest automobile manufacturer, Toyota has benefited a lot from strong demand for hybrid vehicles in markets such as the US. This helped offset the decline in sales in the Chinese market. After the financial report was announced, Toyota's stock price soared sharply, reaching an intraday high of 13%. However, before the financial report was released, Toyota's stock price had already risen 8.5% on the same day due to investors' optimistic expectations that US President Donald Trump's tariff policy might ease after the Democratic Party swept through the midterm elections. Since Trump raised tariffs to 15% last year, Japanese automakers have collectively lost billions of yen.

Zhitongcaijing · 1d ago
Toyota Motor Corporation said it had raised its profit forecast for the current fiscal year due to market demand for hybrid vehicles and the weakening yen. Toyota said on Thursday that in the fiscal year ending March 2027, operating profit is expected to reach 3.9 trillion yen, higher than the previous forecast of 3.4 trillion yen. As the world's largest automobile manufacturer, Toyota has benefited a lot from strong demand for hybrid vehicles in markets such as the US. This helped offset the decline in sales in the Chinese market. After the financial report was announced, Toyota's stock price soared sharply, reaching an intraday high of 13%. However, before the financial report was released, Toyota's stock price had already risen 8.5% on the same day due to investors' optimistic expectations that US President Donald Trump's tariff policy might ease after the Democratic Party swept through the midterm elections. Since Trump raised tariffs to 15% last year, Japanese automakers have collectively lost billions of yen.