Toyota press release on July sales - GreenHybrid

bwilson4web · #1 (**permalink**) 08-05-2007, 07:01 AM

http://www.toyota.com/about/news/cor...1-1-sales.html

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Originally Posted by toyota_press_release

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Toyota Division passenger cars recorded July sales of 112,153, a decrease of 10.2 percent from last July. Passenger car sales were led by Camry, which posted July sales of 41,514, up 3.2 percent over the same period last year. Camry Hybrid reported sales of 4,329 units in July. The Prius hybrid gas-electric mid-size sedan posted best-ever July sales of 16,062, an increase of 50.5 percent over July 2006. Corolla reported July sales of 29,719 units.

Toyota Division light truck sales were up 4.2 percent, with a best-ever July total of 84,764 units. Light truck sales were led by the all-new Tundra full-size pickup with all-time best-ever sales of 23,150, an increase of 134.5 percent over the year-ago month. The RAV4 compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) reported best-ever July sales of 14,494, up 2.3 percent over the same period last year. Highlander and Highlander Hybrid posted combined July sales of 8,858. The Highlander Hybrid gas-electric mid-size SUV reported sales of 1,205 units for the month.

Scion posted July sales of 11,640 units. The tC sports coupe led the way with July sales of 6,229 units. The xB urban utility vehicle posted sales of 5,073 units for the month.

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Not bad, not bad at all.

Bob Wilson

Angry Aspie · #2 (**permalink**) 08-05-2007, 10:30 AM

The new Camry kicks butt. The hybrid one has 155 hp!

FastMover · #3 (**permalink**) 08-06-2007, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bwilson4web

...Camry, which posted July sales of 41,514, up 3.2 percent over the same period last year. Camry Hybrid reported sales of 4,329 units in July. ...Bob Wilson

Just a little over 10%. We still have a long way to go, but the message is slowly starting to sink in for some people.

leahbeatle · #4 (**permalink**) 08-08-2007, 12:38 PM

Continued growth is encouraging. Thanks for the tipoff, Bob!

talmy · #5 (**permalink**) 08-08-2007, 02:31 PM

Unfortunately, what is missing from the announcement (but implied by it's absence) is that Camry Hybrid and Highlander Hybrid sales are down from July 2006, 13.8% and 56.7%. Only the Prius Hybrid is up.

Similar story with Honda and Ford.

bwilson4web · #6 (**permalink**) 08-08-2007, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by talmy

Unfortunately, what is missing from the announcement (but implied by it's absence) is that Camry Hybrid and Highlander Hybrid sales are down from July 2006, 13.8% and 56.7%. Only the Prius Hybrid is up.

Similar story with Honda and Ford.

I'm trying not to put lipstick on a pig but last year, there was still a drought of Prius. It pushed a lot folks towards other hybrids. But I agree, I'd like to see higher Camry hybrid sales . . . including to that Prius nut in Huntsville Alabama. He needs to stop holding out for a hybrid minivan and either make his own or get the Camry.

Bob Wilson

David Beale · #7 (**permalink**) 08-08-2007, 02:49 PM

That is one funny announcement. Total sales down 10%, but all the following reported models are up. So what didn't sell? Widgets?

Someone at Toyota likes to concentrate on the positive!

talmy · #8 (**permalink**) 08-08-2007, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by David Beale

That is one funny announcement. Total sales down 10%, but all the following reported models are up.

It's a PR announcement, so only good news. All of the reported models were not up, only the ones that said they were up. The ones for which they just gave sales figures were down. I had to do a Google search to get the real year to year values -- you won't find it on the Toyota site!