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The first month of 2009 also brought bad news for Toyota that saw its U.S. sales fall to 117,287 vehicles, a decrease of 34.4 percent from last January. The Toyota division that includes the Scion brand, posted sales of 102,565 units, a decrease of 34.9 percent, while Lexus recorded sales of 14,722 units, down of 30.3 percent from the year-ago month. Toyota's passenger car sales were led by the Camry and Camry Hybrid, which posted combined sales of 20,782 units. The Corolla recorded sales of 19,238 units while the Yaris reported sales of 4,440 units for the month. The Prius hybrid posted January sales of 8,121 units.
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- Mercedes Reports 32.1% Drop In U.s. December Sales, Smart Sells 24,622 Fortwos In 2008
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- Toyota's U.s. Auto Sales Plunge 33.9% In November
Toyota's U.S. sales plummeted November as consumers continue to avoid dealer showrooms. The Japanese automaker sold a total of 130,307 vehicles, representing a 33.9% fall from the same month a year earlier (on a daily selling rate basis). The Toyota...
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Toyota & Lexus U.S. January Sales Sink 34.9 Percent
The first month of 2009 also brought bad news for Toyota that saw its U.S. sales fall to 117,287 vehicles, a decrease of 34.4 percent from last January. The Toyota division that includes the Scion brand, posted sales of 102,565 units, a decrease of 34.9 percent, while Lexus recorded sales of 14,722 units, down of 30.3 percent from the year-ago month. Toyota's passenger car sales were led by the Camry and Camry Hybrid, which posted combined sales of 20,782 units. The Corolla recorded sales of 19,238 units while the Yaris reported sales of 4,440 units for the month. The Prius hybrid posted January sales of 8,121 units.Toyota's light trucks division posted January sales of 42,548 units, down 40 percent from January 2008. Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with January sales of 8,034 units.
As for Lexus, it's best selling model for January 2009 was the RX with sales of 6,520 units followed by the ES luxury sedan with sales of 2,971 units.
- Bmw Group's Global January Sales Down 24.2%, Mini Hit The Worst
If January's sales are anything to go by, 2009 will be an even more difficult year for automakers. The BMW Group that includes the BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brands, sold 70,405 vehicles globally in January, down 24.2 percent from the same month last...
- Surprise: Hyundai Reports 14% Increase In January Sales, Kia Up 3.5%
Whereas most -if not all- American, European and Japanese automakers were counting heavy losses for the month of January, both Hyundai and its affiliate KIA recorded gains. Hyundai announced U.S. sales of 24,512 units for the month of January, up 14 percent...
- Chrysler's Plunge 53% In December, Total 2008 Sales 30% Down
They say bad things tend to come in threes, and unfortunately, that's the case with Detroit's Big Three automakers. Chrysler LLC's December sales in the U.S. were much worse than GM's 31% and Ford's 32.4% decline as the company reported...
- Mercedes Reports 32.1% Drop In U.s. December Sales, Smart Sells 24,622 Fortwos In 2008
December proved to be a poor month for Mercedes-Benz that reported U.S. sales of 18,507 vehicles, a 32.1 percent decrease over the same month last year. The German automaker's total 2008 volume was 225,128 units, an 11.2 percent decline compared to...
- Toyota's U.s. Auto Sales Plunge 33.9% In November
Toyota's U.S. sales plummeted November as consumers continue to avoid dealer showrooms. The Japanese automaker sold a total of 130,307 vehicles, representing a 33.9% fall from the same month a year earlier (on a daily selling rate basis). The Toyota...