v3.26.1
Property, plant and equipment
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Text block 1 [Abstract]  
Property, plant and equipment
13. Property, plant and equipment
The changes in cost and accumulated depreciation and impairment losses are as follows:
(Cost)
 
   
Yen in millions
 
   
Land
   
Buildings
   
Machinery and

equipment
   
Vehicles and
equipment on
operating leases
   
Construction
in progress
   
Total
 
Balance as of April 1, 2024
    1,441,811        5,884,749        16,469,032       7,523,911       1,040,188        32,359,692  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Additions
    7,622       74,469       295,719       3,866,922       1,501,327       5,746,060  
Sales or disposal
    (22,255 )     (60,228 )     (561,258 )     (3,185,673 )     (22,473     (3,851,888 )
Reclassification from construction in progress
    15,842       292,601       572,844       187       (881,473 )     —   
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    41       (47,461 )     (154,892 )     (94,981 )     (19,444 )     (316,737 )
Other
    (14,940 )     25,932       (202 )     (58,420 )     (21,979 )     (69,609 )
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance as of March 31, 2025
    1,428,122       6,170,063       16,621,243       8,051,945       1,596,145       33,867,518  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Additions
    5,806       122,961       468,039       3,657,892       1,503,710       5,758,408  
Sales or disposal
    (2,901 )     (69,841 )     (615,221 )     (2,620,534 )     (44,327 )     (3,352,824 )
Reclassification from construction in progress
    57,729       312,901       882,157       55       (1,252,842 )     —   
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    27,751       184,418       865,647       677,356       89,663       1,844,836  
Transfer to assets held for sale
    (165,526     (428,406     (698,884     (652     (15,502     (1,308,970
Other
    644       (7,190 )     (13,603 )     (60,414 )     (157,040 )     (237,603 )
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance as of March 31, 2026
    1,351,625       6,284,907       17,509,377       9,705,647       1,719,808       36,571,364  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
(Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses)
 
   
Yen in millions
 
   
Land
   
Buildings
   
Machinery and

equipment
   
Vehicles and
equipment on
operating leases
   
Construction
in progress
   
Total
 
Balance as of April 1, 2024
    (6,985     (3,753,786     (12,719,614     (1,619,009     (2,510     (18,101,905
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Depreciation
    —        (169,778 )     (1,039,696 )     (896,127 )     —        (2,105,601 )
Impairment losses
    —        —        —        —        —        —   
Sales or disposal
    1,244       52,062       516,767       983,818       —        1,553,891  
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    (94 )     30,142       109,227       15,759       55       155,090  
Other
    (1,091 )     (25,678 )     (24,281 )     16,972       (1,223 )     (35,301 )
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance as of March 31, 2025
    (6,927 )     (3,867,037 )     (13,157,598 )     (1,498,586 )     (3,678 )     (18,533,826 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation
    —        (219,752 )     (1,015,844 )     (980,258 )     —        (2,215,854 )
Impairment losses
    —       
(3,981
)
 
   
(4,844
)
    —        —       
(8,825
)
 
Sales or disposal
    494       59,041       540,537       745,050       —        1,345,122  
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    (262 )     (110,778 )     (671,336 )     (117,577 )     (63 )     (900,016 )
Transfer to assets held for sale
    424       260,039       566,214       4       172       826,852  
Other
    (794 )     (2,135 )     (16,190 )     1,273       393       (17,453 )
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance as of March 31, 2026 . .
    (7,065 )     (3,884,604 )     (13,759,061 )     (1,850,094 )     (3,175 )     (19,504,000 )
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Depreciation on “Property, plant and equipment” is included in “Cost of products sold” and “Selling, general and administrative” in the consolidated statement of income.
Vehicles and equipment on operating leases consist of the following:
 
    
Yen in millions
 
    
March 31,
 
    
2025
   
2026
 
Vehicles
     7,996,894       9,644,572  
Equipment
     55,051       61,076  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
     8,051,945       9,705,647  
Less - Accumulated depreciation
     (1,498,586     (1,850,094 )
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Vehicles and equipment on operating leases, net
     6,553,359       7,855,554  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
The following table presents future lease payments to be received for vehicles and equipment on operating leases:
 
    
Yen in millions
 
    
March 31,
 
    
2025
    
2026
 
Within 1 year
     1,200,378        1,403,807  
Between 1 and 2 years
     837,956        923,554  
Between 2 and 3 years
     374,459        407,306  
Between 3 and 4 years
     93,396        105,642  
Between 4 and 5 years
     35,953        40,106  
Later than 5 years
     17,235        20,762  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total future rentals
      2,559,377         2,901,178  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
The future lease payments to be received as shown above should not be considered indicative of future cash collections.
Right of use assets that are held as rental assets included within “Vehicles and equipment on operating leases, net” are ¥4,664,376 million and ¥5,546,865 million, as of March 31, 2025 and 2026, respectively. Furthermore, these right of use assets were fully paid in cash at the time of acquisition, and since the increase in these right of use assets is equal to the cash outflow, no lease liabilities relating to these right of use assets are recognized. The additions and total cash outflows for these right of use assets for the years ended March 31, 2025 and 2026, were ¥2,909,058 million and ¥2,654,403 million, respectively. Depreciation expenses for these right of use assets for the years ended March 31, 2024, 2025 and 2026, were ¥612,569 million, ¥617,495 million and ¥658,046 million, respectively. Depreciation on these right of use assets is included in “Cost of financing services” in the consolidated statement of income. Revenue from subleasing these right of use assets was ¥947,058 million, ¥1,008,634 million and ¥1,101,911 million for the years ended March 31, 2024, 2025 and 2026, respectively. Please see Note 14 about the status of lessee leases other than “Vehicles and equipment on operating leases, net”.