Toyota Announces Best-Ever Sales Month In 44 Years of Business in the U.S.

    TORRANCE, Calif., June 1 Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A.,
Inc., today reported its strongest month ever with May sales of 167,167, up
9.7 percent over the same period last year and shattering the previous mark,
set two months ago, by more than 10,000 units.
    The Toyota Division recorded its all-time best-ever sales month with
146,886 units sold, up 8.4 percent over the same period last year.  The Lexus
Division posted best-ever May sales with 20,281 vehicles, an increase of
19.9 percent.
    Light trucks led the sales charge for the Toyota Division, setting a
best-ever sales month of 64,456 units sold, an increase of 36.2 percent over
last May.  The all-new Highlander mid-size sport utility vehicle (SUV) posted
8,874 sales, its best-selling month since it was launched in late January.
The RAV4 compact SUV posted best-ever May sales of 7,880, an increase of
106.1 percent.  The all-new Sequoia full-size SUV also enjoyed its best sales
month since it launched last fall, recording 6,242 units sold.  The Tacoma
compact pickup posted strong sales of 14,990, up 17.6 percent.
    The Prius gas/electric hybrid sedan continued to post impressive sales
with 1,126 units sold in May.  The Corolla compact sedan recorded 25,484
sales, an increase of 0.1 percent.
    The Lexus Division was paced by best-ever May passenger car sales of
12,513, an increase of 74.1 percent over the same period last year.   The ES
300 entry-luxury sedan led the lineup with 3,637 sales, up 4.0 percent.  The
LS 430 luxury sedan recorded 2,807 sales, an increase of 183.0 percent.  The
all-new SC 430 hardtop convertible posted sales of 1,288, an increase of
5,266.7 percent.  The IS 300 sport sedan posted steady sales of 2,285 units.
    Sales of North American-built vehicles accounted for 64.1 percent of total
May sales.

                                TOYOTA/LEXUS SALES
                                    MAY, 2001

                           -- CURRENT MONTH --    --CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE --
                                            DSR %                      DSR %
                        2001       2000     CHG     2001      2000      CHG
    TOTAL VEHICLE
     SALES           167,167    152,375     9.7  706,748   680,929      3.8
     Memo: Total
      Toyota Div.    146,886    135,460     8.4  616,123   603,458      2.1
     Memo: Total
      Lexus Div.      20,281     16,915    19.9   90,625    77,471     17.0

    TOYOTA DIV.
     IMPORT CAR       14,093     22,304   -36.8   75,026   107,118    -30.0
    LEXUS IMPORT CAR  12,513      7,189    74.1   55,749    33,701     65.4
    TOYOTA DIV NA
     BUILT CARS       68,337     65,817     3.8  265,891   277,602     -4.2
    TOTAL TOYOTA CARS 94,943     95,310    -0.4  396,666   418,421     -5.2

    SPORT UTILITY
     VEHICLES         39,681     25,270    57.0  169,399   117,997     43.6
     Memo: Lexus
      Sport Utility    7,768      9,726   -20.1   34,876    43,770    -20.3

    SMALL VANS         8,798     10,031   -12.3   36,344    44,622    -18.6
    PICKUPS           23,745     21,764     9.1  104,339    99,889      4.5

    * NORTH AMERICAN BUILT VEHICLES
    COROLLA           25,484     24,903     2.3  100,166   104,011     -3.7
    CAMRY             34,891     31,306    11.5  131,962   127,511      3.5
    AVALON             7,962      9,608   -17.1   33,763    46,080    -26.7
    SIENNA             8,798     10,031   -12.3   36,344    44,622    -18.6
    PICKUP            23,745     21,762     9.1  104,339    99,880      4.5
    SEQUOIA            6,242          0    #N/A   27,354         0     #N/A
    TOTAL            107,122     97,610     9.7  433,928   422,104      2.8
    N.A. VEHICLES %
     OF TOTAL          64.1%      64.1%            61.4%     62.0%

    SELLING DAYS          26         26              128       128
    DSR = DAILY SELLING RATE