Toyota division July 2008 Sales Down 17.9%

TORRANCE, CA - Aug. 1, 2008: Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc.,
today reported July sales of 197,424 vehicles, a decrease of 18.7
percent from last July, on a daily selling rate basis.

The Toyota Division posted July sales of 175,242 units, a decrease of
17.9 percent from last July.

Toyota Division

Toyota Division passenger cars recorded July sales of 114,880 units,
down 5.4 percent from the same period last year. Passenger-car sales
were led by Camry and Camry Hybrid, which posted combined sales of
42,131 units. Camry Hybrid reported July sales of 2,645 units. Corolla
recorded sales of 34,438 units for the month, up seven percent over
July 2007. With limited availability, the Prius mid-size gas-electric
hybrid posted July sales of 14,785 units. Yaris reported July sales of
8,620 units.

Toyota Division light trucks recorded July sales of 60,362 units, down
34.3 percent from July 2007. Light truck sales were led by the Tundra
full- size pickup with July sales of 13,413 units. The Tacoma mid-size
pickup reported sales of 11,662 units for the month. Highlander and
Highlander Hybrid posted combined sales of 6,763 units in July. The
Highlander Hybrid gas-electric mid-size SUV reported July sales of
1,371 units, up five percent over last July. Sequoia posted sales of
2,823 units for the month, up 50.4 percent over the same period last
year.

<johngdole DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4f7d5437-7f14-4127-807d-a017c10fc426@a8g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> TORRANCE, CA - Aug. 1, 2008: Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc.,
> today reported July sales of 197,424 vehicles, a decrease of 18.7
> percent from last July, on a daily selling rate basis.
>
> The Toyota Division posted July sales of 175,242 units, a decrease of
> 17.9 percent from last July.
>

It looks like TMC is going to have a tough fiscal year... their projected
NET profits are only going to be $12.8 billion.

How much are Mercedes and BMW going to make?
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Ray O
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