Toyota Reports Best-Ever Third Quarter and September Sales
1 October 1999
Toyota Reports Best-Ever Third Quarter and September Sales: Posts Sixth Consecutive Monthly Sales Record
TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 1 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) U.S.A.,
Inc., today reported best-ever September sales of 119,825 vehicles up 10.4
percent over last September's record-setting sales. This is Toyota's
sixth-consecutive month of record-breaking sales, and the seventh since the
beginning of the year.
"Nine months of sustained industry growth has surprised everyone," said
Jim Press, TMS executive vice president. "An explosion of all-time sales
records in the final quarter will close out the millennium with a bang."
Sales for the first three quarters of 1999 totaled 1,101,559, an increase
of 10.5 percent compared to the same period last year. This is the first time
in Toyota's 42-year history in the U.S. that they have eclipsed the
one-million sales mark by the end of the third quarter.
Both TMS sales divisions recorded best-ever September sales. The Toyota
Division posted sales of 106,151 units, up 10.3 percent over last September.
The Lexus Division sold 13,674 units, an increase of 11.4 percent compared to
September 1998.
Toyota Division best-ever September passenger car sales were lead by
Camry, up 18.8 percent with 38,931 units sold. These figures represent a
best-ever September for Camry and push CYTD sales to 349,915, a 15.6 percent
increase for the year. Corolla sales also increased for the month, up 2.7
percent, to 19,821.
Total Toyota Division light truck sales rose 19.1 percent, to 42,972, for
a best-ever September. Aiding that increase were sales of the Toyota Tacoma
compact pickup truck which totaled 13,153 units for the month, a 10.2 percent
increase. The Sienna minivan recorded best-ever September sales of 8,292, up
23.7 percent, and the all-new Tundra full-size pickup had another strong month
with sales of 5,699. The Toyota Land Cruiser also had a strong month with
best-ever September sales of 1,262, up 9.1 percent.
The Lexus Division continues its hot streak with a September sales jump of
39.0 percent for its RX 300, to 5,520 units, and an increase 2.5 percent for
the LX 470. The Lexus GS 300 performance sedan enjoyed September sales of
2,211, up 44.6 percent.
Sales of North American-built vehicles accounted for 66.8 percent of total
September sales, up from 64.2 percent the previous year.
TOYOTA/LEXUS SALES
SEPTEMBER, 1999
- CURRENT MONTH - - CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE -
DSR% DSR%
1999 1998 CHG 1999 1998 CHG
TOTAL VEHICLE
SALES 119,825 108,545 10.4 1,101,559 997,185 10.5
Memo: Total
Toyota Div. 106,151 96,271 10.3 963,891 884,911 8.9
Memo: Total
Lexus Div. 13,674 12,274 11.4 137,668 112,274 22.6
TOYOTA DIV.
IMPORT CAR 10,231 9,169 11.6 102,065 107,921 -5.4
LEXUS IMPORT CAR 7,118 7,291 -2.4 74,290 77,716 -4.4
TOYOTA DIV. NA
BUILT CARS 52,948 51,023 3.8 489,380 451,283 8.4
TOTAL TOYOTA CARS 70,297 67,483 4.2 665,735 636,920 4.5
SPORT UTILITY
VEHICLES 22,383 21,648 3.4 217,027 178,917 21.3
Memo: Lexus
Sport Utility 6,556 4,983 31.6 63,378 34,558 83.4
SMALL VANS 8,292 6,708 23.6 73,111 59,101 23.7
PICKUPS 18,853 12,706 48.4 145,686 122,247 19.2
* NORTH AMERICAN
BUILT VEHICLES
COROLLA 19,821 19,301 2.7 194,018 190,950 1.6
CAMRY 28,817 24,107 19.5 252,047 200,684 25.6
AVALON 4,310 7,615 -43.4 43,315 59,649 -27.4
SIENNA 8,292 6,704 23.7 73,111 59,013 23.9
PICKUP 18,852 11,936 57.9 145,469 115,241 26.2
TOTAL 80,092 69,663 15.0 707,960 625,537 13.2
N.A. VEHICLES
% OF TOTAL 66.8% 64.2% 64.3% 62.7%
SELLING DAYS 25 25 230 230
DSR = DAILY SELLING RATE