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Best-Ever May Sales Reported by Toyota's Chicago Region

4 June 1999

Best-Ever May Sales Reported by Toyota's Chicago Region

    CHICAGO, June 3 -- Toyota's Chicago Region posted its
best-ever sales month in May with car sales of 7,472 vehicles, an 8 percent
increase over May 1998 when 6,927 were sold.  Combined car and truck sales for
the month were 7,890, an 8 percent increase over last years 7,335 total.
    "Great values, combined with Toyota quality, stable interest rates, and a
strong economy, have enabled our dealers to continue their momentum of
increased sales," said Dave Camden, general manager of the Chicago Region.
   The Georgetown, Kentucky-built Sienna van, jumped to a 45 percent increase,
posting 782 sales versus 541 in May 1998.  Toyota's sports utility vehicles,
4Runner, Land Cruiser and RAV4, were up 45 percent, 18 percent and 10 percent,
respectively.
    The Toyota Chicago Region includes 114 dealers in Illinois, Indiana,
Minnesota and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.