International Make Sales Shine in October 2007

Washington DC November 2, 2007: The AIADA newsletter reported that wildfires in one of its key markets - Southern California - didn't stop Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. from posting a record for October U.S. sales, the automaker said today.

Toyota said it sold a record 197,591 vehicles during the month, a 4.5 percent gain over October 2006.

According to Automotive News, GM posted a gain, but Ford and Chrysler posted sizable drops for the month. Other automakers posting gains were Honda, Nissan, BMW, Daimler AG, Volkswagen, and Mazda.

All told, 1.23 million vehicles were sold in October, a 1.2 percent increase over the same month a year ago. For the year to date, sales were down 2.5 percent to 13.58 million vehicles.

"Car sales are gaining momentum, and response to the new Accord has been positive," Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda, said in a prepared statement. "Car sales are up for a variety of reasons, but the No. 1 reason is that compelling products with inherent value generate consumer interest."

Top 20 Selling Vehicles in U.S. - October 2007

Nov 1, 2007; Reuters compiled a list of the 20 top-selling vehicles in the United States through October of 2007 as reported by the automakers.

Total sales of the top 20 vehicles rose 2.9 percent or 141,969 units to 4,957,848.

Following is a list of the top-20 selling vehicles, ranked by total units.

RANK VEHICLE                     2007     2006  '06 RANK %Chng
  1 Ford F-Series P/U           588,952  672,732      1  -12.5
  2 Chevy Silverado-C/K P/U     526,575  539,310      2   -2.4
  3 Toyota Camry                398,868  374,717      3   +6.4
  4 Honda Accord                332,815  302,067      5  +10.2
  5 Toyota Corolla              317,796  330,995      4   -4.0
  6 Dodge Ram P/U               301,689  303,476      6   -0.6
  7 Honda Civic                 278,764  272,886      7   +2.2
  8 Chevrolet Impala            270,504  240,297      8  +12.6
  9 Nissan Altima               239,800  189,422     10  +26.6
 10 Honda CR-V                  184,003  136,437     na  +34.9
 11 GMC Sierra P/U              174,621  177,813     12   -1.8
 12 Chevrolet Cobalt            169,400  187,330      9   -9.6
 13 Toyota Tundra               162,348  101,571     33  +59.8
 14 Toyota Prius                150,272   89,672     na  +67.6
 15 Toyota-RAV4                 146,582  126,838     na  +15.6
 16 Ford Focus                  145,977  152,242     15   -4.1
 17 Honda Odyssey               144,718  150,550     16   -3.9
 18 Ford Econoline/Club Wagon   142,776  152,053     19   -6.1
 19 Dodge Caravan               141,477  182,805     11  -22.6
 20 Ford Escape                 139,911  132,666     22   +5.5
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