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1998 Record Year For Southeast Toyota Sales

13 January 1999

1998 Record Year For Southeast Toyota Sales

    MIAMI, Jan. 12 -- With total sales of 244,337 cars and trucks
in 1998, Southeast Toyota Distributors, Inc. today reported a new annual sales
record. The former record, set in 1997, was surpassed by six percent.
    "In Southeast Toyota's 30 years of doing business, this all-time high of
244,337 total vehicle sales places us on the leading edge as we head toward a
new millennium," said Southeast Toyota General Manager John Williams. "In
fact, we are at the very top in total car sales, proving that as we approach
the year 2000, Toyota's competitive products and our dealers' commitment to
customer satisfaction are an unbeatable formula for success."
    Nationwide, the Toyota Division sold over one million cars and trucks for
the fifth consecutive year and Toyota's Camry earned the title of best-selling
car in America for the second consecutive year.
    Ranked first among Toyota's American distributors in sales and customer
satisfaction, Southeast Toyota is the independent distributor of Toyota cars
and trucks in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Owned and operated by JM Family Enterprises, Inc., Southeast Toyota is based
in Deerfield Beach, Florida.