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Jacksonville-Area Toyota Sales Climb In March

8 April 1999

Jacksonville-Area Toyota Sales Climb In March

    MIAMI, April 8 -- Toyota's four Jacksonville-area dealers
report a 31-percent gain in March retail truck sales and an 18-percent advance
in retail car sales over the year-ago month.
    Jacksonville-area dealers include Arlington Toyota, Buddy Hutchinson
Toyota, Orange Park Toyota and Westside Toyota.
    In the five-state region served by Southeast Toyota Distributors, Inc.,
March retail car sales climbed four percent while retail truck sales increased
16 percent.
    Southeast-area sales leaders include three North American-built vehicles:
the two-wheel-drive Tacoma pickup, up 36 percent; the Corolla sedan, up 26
percent; and the Sienna minivan, up 15 percent.
    "Bolstered by strong market conditions, a competitive product lineup and
increased availability, our dealers continued to gain ground in March," said
Southeast Toyota General Manager John Williams.
    Ranked first among Toyota's American distributors in sales and customer
satisfaction, Southeast Toyota is the independent distributor of Toyotas 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.