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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 Division that includes the Scion brand posted November sales of 114,084 units, a decrease of 33.8% from last November while Lexus reported November sales of 16,223 units, a decrease of 34.7% from the year-ago month.
Toyota's passenger car sales were led by Camry and Camry Hybrid, which posted combined sales of 25,224 units. The best selling Scion vehicle was the xB with 2,161 units while Lexus sales were led by the RX luxury utility vehicle, which posted combined November sales of 5,850 units.
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Toyota To Shut Down Japan Plants For 11 Days
For the first time since 1993 when it cut production for a day, Toyota will halt its operations at all 12 of its Japanese plants. Toyota had previously announced that it would suspend production for three days in January, but now the Japanese automaker...
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Bmw Group Global Sales Plummet 25.4% In November
The continued market downturn resulted in a significant decline in sales in November for the BMW Group that consists of the BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brands. The automotive group saw its global sales in November plunge by 25.4% to 96,570 units compare...
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U.s. November Sales Down 36.7%: Ford, Toyota, Honda Tumble More Than 30%, Gm And Chrysler Over 40%
Car sales in the U.S. continued to dive in November with most major automakers reporting more than 30% drop in sales. The glum results come on the same day that the Big Three submitted their proposals to Congress in an effort to win a $25 billion government...
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Japanese And South Korean Car Sales Plummet In November
Sales of new cars in Japan and South Korea dropped by nearly 30 percent last month, confirming that the downturn in the auto industry is global. According to data provided by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association, November car and truck sales in Japan...
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Toyota's U.s. Sales Fall 24.2% In October, Lexus Sales Plunge 37.6%
In what may be one of the worst months in U.S. automotive sales in more than two decades, the Toyota Group which consists of the Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands reported U.S. October sales of 152,101 vehicles, a decrease of 25.9 percent from last October,...
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