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Orlando-Area Toyota Sales Climb in February

9 March 2000

Orlando-Area Toyota Sales Climb in February

    MIAMI, March 9 Southeast Toyota Distributors, Inc. reports
that February's retail truck sales at Toyota's four Orlando-area dealers
climbed 68 percent over the year-ago month while car sales advanced 13
percent.
    Orlando-area Toyota dealers include Jimmy Bryan Toyota, Kissimmee Toyota,
Orlando Toyota and Scott Clark Toyota.
    In the five-state region served by Southeast Toyota, an all-time February
sales record was established, with retail truck sales advancing 39 percent
over the year-ago month and retail car sales advancing 11 percent.
    Sales leaders for the month include four all-new Toyota offerings: the
full-size Indiana-built Tundra pickup, the affordable ECHO sedan, the
radically styled Celica sports car, and the Kentucky-built Avalon sedan.
    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.