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Toyota Reports February Sales

Posted on: Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 12:17 CST

TORRANCE, Calif., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported month-end sales of 109,583 vehicles, a decrease of 37.3 percent from last February, on a daily selling rate basis.

The Toyota Division posted February sales of 96,475 units, a decrease of 37.5 percent from the same period last year. The Lexus Division reported February sales of 13,108 units, a decrease of 35.8 percent from the year-ago month.

Toyota Division

Toyota Division passenger cars recorded February sales of 58,863 units, down 31.7 percent from the same period last year, but up 6.3 percent over January 2009. Featuring a new engine and refreshed styling, Camry and Camry Hybrid remained Toyota's volume leader in February, posting combined monthly sales of 20,634 units. Corolla recorded sales of 18,103 units. Yaris reported sales of 4,779 units for the month. The Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted February sales of 7,232 units.

Toyota Division light trucks posted February sales of 37,612 units, down 44.9 percent from February 2008. Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with sales of 8,398 units. The Tacoma mid-size pickup reported sales of 7,874 units for the month. The Tundra full-size pickup reported February sales of 5,726 units. Highlander and Highlander Hybrid posted combined sales of 5,008 units.

Scion posted February sales of 3,699 units. The xB urban utility vehicle led the way with sales of 1,640 units. The tC sports coupe recorded sales of 1,203 units.

Lexus Division

Lexus passenger cars reported February sales of 6,093 units, a decrease of 48.0 percent from the year-ago month. Passenger car sales were led by the ES entry luxury sedan with February sales of 2,575 units. The IS entry luxury sport sedan posted combined sales of 2,147 units. The LS flagship luxury sedan recorded combined sales of 700 units. The GS luxury sport sedan reported combined February sales of 595 units.

Lexus Division light trucks recorded February sales of 7,015 units, down 19.5 percent from the year-ago month. Lexus sales were led by the RX luxury utility vehicle, which posted combined February sales of 6,218 units. The RX 400h hybrid luxury utility vehicle reported sales of 1,502 units for the month, up 36.3 percent over February 2008.

TMS Hybrids

TMS posted February sales of 11,814 hybrid vehicles. Toyota Division recorded sales of 10,268 hybrids for the month. Lexus Division reported February sales of 1,546 hybrids.

There were 24 selling days this month, compared to 25 selling days last February.

TOYOTA RETAIL SALES (INCLUDES FLEET & HAWAII) February, 2009 -- CURRENT MONTH -- -- CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE -- DSR % DSR % 2009 2008 CHG 2009 2008 CHG ---- ---- --- ---- ---- --- YARIS 4,779 9,758 -49.0 9,219 17,424 -47.1 COROLLA 18,103 21,202 -11.1 37,341 41,938 -11.0 CAMRY 20,634 34,914 -38.4 41,416 66,515 -37.7 VENZA 2,315 0 N/A 3,709 0 N/A AVALON 2,100 4,073 -46.3 4,219 8,228 -48.7 PRIUS 7,232 10,893 -30.8 15,353 22,272 -31.1 SCION xA 0 10 -100.0 0 19 -100.0 SCION xB 1,640 3,824 -55.3 3,355 7,143 -53.0 SCION tC 1,203 3,261 -61.6 2,444 6,208 -60.6 SCION xD 856 1,788 -50.1 1,823 3,385 -46.1 TOTAL TOYOTA DIV. PASS. CAR 58,863 89,723 -31.7 118,880 173,132 -31.3 ----------------- ------ ------ ----- ------- ------- ----- ES 2,575 4,795 -44.1 5,546 9,141 -39.3 LS 700 1,891 -61.4 1,604 3,797 -57.8 SC 76 189 -58.1 149 372 -59.9 GS 595 1,422 -56.4 1,493 2,902 -48.6 IS 2,147 3,906 -42.7 4,547 7,168 -36.6 TOTAL LEXUS PASS. CAR 6,093 12,203 -48.0 13,339 23,380 -42.9 --------------------- ----- ------ ----- ------ ------ ----- TOTAL TOYOTA PASS. CAR 64,956 101,926 -33.6 132,219 196,512 -32.7 ---------------------- ------ ------- ----- ------- ------- ----- SIENNA 5,334 11,262 -50.7 11,860 21,668 -45.3 RAV4 8,398 10,377 -15.7 16,432 21,274 -22.8 FJ CRUISER 1,616 3,520 -52.2 4,212 6,591 -36.1 4RUNNER 1,922 4,961 -59.6 5,113 10,431 -51.0 HIGHLANDER 5,008 10,513 -50.4 10,765 22,836 -52.9 LAND CRUISER 128 394 -66.2 285 854 -66.6 SEQUOIA 1,606 2,617 -36.1 3,198 4,994 -36.0 TOTAL SUV 18,678 32,382 -39.9 40,005 66,980 -40.3 --------- ------ ------ ----- ------ ------ ----- 4X2 TACOMA 3,980 7,654 -45.8 7,890 14,013 -43.7 4X4 TACOMA 3,894 5,471 -25.9 7,603 10,176 -25.3 TOTAL TACOMA 7,874 13,125 -37.5 15,493 24,189 -36.0 TUNDRA 5,726 14,400 -58.6 12,802 26,473 -51.6 TOTAL PICKUP 13,600 27,525 -48.5 28,295 50,662 -44.1 TOTAL TOYOTA DIV. LT TRUCK 37,612 71,169 -44.9 80,160 139,310 -42.5 LX 281 569 -48.6 609 1,279 -52.4 GX 516 1,549 -65.3 1,144 3,206 -64.3 RX 6,218 6,956 -6.9 12,738 13,711 -7.1 TOTAL LEXUS LIGHT TRUCK 7,015 9,074 -19.5 14,491 18,196 -20.4 ----------------- ----- ----- ----- ------ ------ ----- TOTAL TOYOTA LIGHT TRUCK 44,627 80,243 -42.1 94,651 157,506 -39.9 ------------------ ------ ------ ----- ------ ------- ----- TOTAL TOYOTA DIV. 96,475 160,892 -37.5 199,040 312,442 -36.3 TOTAL LEXUS 13,108 21,277 -35.8 27,830 41,576 -33.1 ----------- ------ ------ ----- ------ ------ ----- TOTAL TOYOTA 109,583 182,169 -37.3 226,870 354,018 -35.9 MEMO: DOM. COROLLA 14,194 19,309 -23.4 28,642 40,021 -28.4 DOM. CAMRY 20,271 33,992 -37.9 40,587 64,553 -37.1 DOM. RAV4 1,890 0 N/A 2,212 0 N/A DOM. PICKUP 13,600 27,525 -48.5 28,295 50,662 -44.1 DOM. RX 3,625 4,767 -20.8 8,475 9,413 -10.0 SELLING DAYS 24 25 50 50 ------------ -- -- -- -- TOYOTA DIV. IMPORT CAR 19,983 32,349 -35.7 41,723 60,330 -30.8 LEXUS IMPORT CAR 6,093 12,203 -48.0 13,339 23,380 -42.9 TOYOTA DIV NA BUILT CARS 38,880 57,374 -29.4 77,157 112,802 -31.6 TOTAL TOYOTA CARS 64,956 101,926 -33.6 132,219 196,512 -32.7 TOYOTA DIV. IMPORT LT TRUCK 15,182 29,765 -46.9 34,595 61,986 -44.2 LEXUS IMPORT LT TRUCK 3,390 4,307 -18.0 6,016 8,783 -31.5 TOYOTA DIV NA BUILT LT TRUCK 22,430 41,404 -43.6 45,565 77,324 -41.1 LEXUS NA BUILT LT TRUCK 3,625 4,767 -20.8 8,475 9,413 -10.0 TOTAL TOYOTA LT TRUCK 44,627 80,243 -42.1 94,651 157,506 -39.9 --------------------- ------ ------ ----- ------ ------- ----- SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 24,077 37,936 -33.9 50,284 78,585 -36.0 Memo: Lexus Sport Utility 7,015 9,074 -19.5 14,491 18,196 -20.4 SMALL VANS 5,334 11,262 -50.7 11,860 21,668 -45.3 PICKUPS 13,600 27,525 -48.5 28,295 50,662 -44.1 ---------------------- * NORTH AMERICAN BUILT VEHICLES COROLLA 14,194 19,309 -23.4 28,642 40,021 -28.4 CAMRY 20,271 33,992 -37.9 40,587 64,553 -37.1 VENZA 2,315 0 N/A 3,709 0 N/A AVALON 2,100 4,073 -46.3 4,219 8,228 -48.7 SIENNA 5,334 11,262 -50.7 11,860 21,668 -45.3 RAV4 1,890 0 N/A 2,212 0 N/A PICKUP 13,600 27,525 -48.5 28,295 50,662 -44.1 SEQUOIA 1,606 2,617 -36.1 3,198 4,994 -36.0 RX 3,625 4,767 -20.8 8,475 9,413 -10.0 TOTAL 64,935 103,545 -34.7 131,197 199,539 -34.2 N.A. VEHICLES % OF TOTAL 59.3% 56.8% 57.8% 56.4% SELLING DAYS 24 25 50 50 DSR = DAILY SELLING RATE ------------------------

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SOURCE Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

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