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Raleigh/Durham-Area Toyota Sales Climb In April

14 May 1999

Raleigh/Durham-Area Toyota Sales Climb In April

    MIAMI, May 14 -- Toyota's three Raleigh/Durham-area dealers
report an 18-percent gain in April retail car sales and a four-percent advance
in April retail truck sales over the year-ago month.
    Raleigh/Durham-area dealers include Fred Anderson Toyota, Leith Toyota and
Toyota of Durham.
    In the five-state region served by Southeast Toyota Distributors, Inc., an
April retail sales record was established with truck sales and car sales
advancing five percent and four percent respectively to surpass the former
record, set last year.
    In addition to the all-new North American-manufactured Camry Solara,
Southeast-area sales leaders include the California-built, two-wheel-drive
Tacoma pickup, up 18 percent; and two Kentucky-built vehicles: Sienna, up 14
percent and Camry sedan, up three percent.
    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.