Toyota Reports Best-Ever Second-Quarter and June Sales
2 July 1999
Toyota Reports Best-Ever Second-Quarter and June Sales - All-New Tundra Pickup Sets Record
TORRANCE, Calif., July 1 -- Following the best sales month in
its history, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., reported today best-ever
June sales of 122,747 vehicles, an increase of 4.9 percent over last June.
Toyota also announced best-ever second-quarter sales of 367,437, and calendar-
year-to-date sales of 707,747, an increase of 11.4 percent compared to the
same period last year.
In addition, both TMS divisions increased sales over the same period last
year. The Toyota Division reported best-ever June sales of 107,706, with CYTD
numbers reaching 617,918, an increase of 9.0 percent. The Lexus Division also
reported increased sales through the second-quarter of 89,629, up
31.4 percent, with best-ever June sales of 15,041, up 16.9 percent.
Toyota's all-new full-size pickup truck, the Tundra, had the best sales
debut ever of any Toyota or Lexus product. It sold 8,011 units in its first
full month of sales, 3,339 more than Tercel in October of 1979, the previous
record holder.
Tundra's success added to a best-ever June of light truck sales, which
were up 33.7 percent, to 46,170. Also contributing to the increase in light
truck segment numbers were best-ever June sales of 4Runner, up 23.8 percent to
10,549; Sienna up 24.4 percent to 8,104; RAV4 up 3.2 percent to 5,278; and
Land Cruiser up 8.7 percent to 1,585. Toyota compact pickups posted sales of
12,630, a jump of 2.7 percent over June 1998.
Lexus sales remain hot with increased sales of its RX 300 and LX 470 sport
utility vehicles. The RX 300 continues to sell strong with June sales of
5,838, up 46.9 percent, while the LX 470 full-size luxury SUV is up 24.0
percent to 1,205. The ES 300 led Lexus sedan sales with 3,925 units sold, up
4.0 percent compared to last June. The GS 300 also sold well with an increase
of 28.0 percent over June 1998, to 1,957.
Sales of North American-built vehicles were up 10.0 percent compared to
the same period last year, to 81,276 units, which represented 66.2 percent of
total June sales.
TOYOTA/LEXUS SALES
JUNE, 1999
CURRENT MONTH CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE
DSR % DSR %
1999 1998 CHG 1999 1998 CHG
TOTAL VEHICLE SALES 122,747 117,043 4.9 707,747 635,266 11.4
Memo: Total Toyota
Div. 107,706 104,181 3.4 617,918 566,898 9.0
Memo: Total Lexus
Div. 15,041 12,862 16.9 89,829 68,368 31.4
TOYOTA DIV. IMPORT CAR 9,005 14,568 -38.2 67,256 70,397 -4.5
LEXUS IMPORT CAR 7,998 7,916 1.0 48,860 51,700 -5.5
TOYOTA DIV NA BUILT
CARS 52,531 55,078 -4.6 315,009 286,504 9.9
TOTAL TOYOTA CARS 69,534 77,562 -10.4 431,125 408,601 5.5
SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 24,455 20,039 22.0 140,662 110,091 27.8
Memo: Lexus Sport
Utility 7,043 4,946 42.4 40,969 16,668 145.8
SMALL VANS 8,104 6,518 24.3 48,421 38,446 25.9
PICKUPS 20,654 12,924 59.8 87,539 78,128 12.0
*NORTH AMERICAN
BUILT VEHICLES
COROLLA 20,569 23,408 -12.1 125,609 125,110 0.4
CAMRY 27,519 25,385 8.4 160,158 123,648 29.5
AVALON 4,443 6,285 -29.3 29,242 37,746 -22.5
SIENNA 8,104 6,514 24.4 48,421 38,369 26.2
PICKUP 20,641 12,299 67.8 87,328 73,596 18.7
TOTAL 81,276 73,891 10.0 450,758 398,469 13.1
N.A. VEHICLES %
OF TOTAL 66.2% 63.1% 63.7% 62.7%
SELLING DAYS 26 26 153 153
DSR = DAILY SELLING RATE