Toyota Reports Best-Ever February Sales
2 March 2000
Toyota Reports Best-Ever February Sales
TORRANCE, Calif., March 1 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS),
U.S.A., Inc., today reported best-ever February sales of 127,858 vehicles, up
13.5 percent over the same period last year.
"First-quarter industry sales continue to out-pace expectations, but the
hot market is showing signs of a cool-down," said Jim Press, TMS executive
vice-president. "The recent rise in both interest rates and gasoline prices
has already softened consumer confidence and may well slow-down the pace of
consumer spending."
Both TMS sales divisions recorded best-ever February sales. The Toyota
Division posted best-ever February sales of 113,032, up 15.4 percent. The
Lexus Division enjoyed best-ever February sales of 14,826 vehicles, an
increase of 0.8 percent over the same period last year.
Toyota passenger cars enjoyed best-ever February sales of 70,673, an
increase of 14.1 percent. The redesigned Avalon, launched last October,
recorded its best-ever sales month with 9,024 units, an increase of
83.7 percent over the same period last year. The seventh-generation Celica,
launched in October, recorded strong sales of 4,252 units. Toyota's all-new
ECHO sub-compact had its best sales month since its October launch with
4,179 units sold.
Toyota Division light trucks recorded a best-ever February with total
sales of 42,359, up 17.6 percent. The Sienna minivan led the light truck
charge with best-ever February sales of 8,454 units, up 14.3 percent. The
Tundra full-size pickup continued to rack up strong sales with 7,696 units
sold while the Land Cruiser sport utility vehicle (SUV) posted its best-ever
February with 1,473 sales, an increase of 2.9 percent.
The Lexus Division's record-breaking February sales were sparked by its
popular RX 300 SUV with best-ever February sales of 6,826, an increase of
24.9 percent. The LX 470 also recorded a best-ever February with 1,368 sales,
up 6.9 percent.
Sales of North American-built vehicles accounted for 61.0 percent of total
February sales. There were 25 selling days in February compared to 24 last
year.
TOYOTA/LEXUS SALES
FEBRUARY, 2000
CURRENT MONTH CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE
DSR % DSR %
2000 1999 CHG 2000 1999 CHG
TOTAL VEHICLE
SALES 127,858 108,141 13.5 255,981 202,555 23.8
Memo: Total
Toyota Div. 113,032 94,028 15.4 227,898 177,063 26.1
Memo: Total
Lexus Div. 14,826 14,113 0.8 28,083 25,492 8.0
TOYOTA DIV.
IMPORT CAR 20,758 11,470 73.7 43,247 22,738 86.4
LEXUS IMPORT CAR 6,632 7,639 -16.7 12,127 13,992 -15.1
TOYOTA DIV NA
BUILT CARS 49,915 47,991 -0.2 102,411 88,623 13.2
TOTAL TOYOTA CARS 77,305 67,100 10.6 157,785 125,353 23.4
SPORT UTILITY
VEHICLES 22,502 21,211 1.8 44,932 40,517 8.7
Memo: Lexus
Sport Utility 8,194 6,474 21.5 15,956 11,500 36.0
SMALL VANS 8,454 7,101 14.3 15,981 12,713 23.2
PICKUPS 19,597 12,729 47.8 37,283 23,972 52.4
* NORTH AMERICAN BUILT VEHICLES
COROLLA 18,931 19,945 -8.9 37,566 37,089 -0.7
CAMRY 21,960 23,330 -9.6 47,644 42,618 9.6
AVALON 9,024 4,716 83.7 17,201 8,916 89.1
SIENNA 8,454 7,101 14.3 15,981 12,713 23.2
PICKUP 19,593 12,688 48.2 37,278 23,824 53.3
TOTAL 77,962 67,780 10.4 155,670 125,160 21.9
N.A. VEHICLES %
OF TOTAL 61.0% 62.7% 60.8% 61.8%
SELLING DAYS 25 24 50 49
DSR = DAILY SELLING RATE