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Old 11-06-2006, 06:26 PM   #1
 
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Toyota Reports October Hybrid Sales
Written by Sandra Duffy
Wednesday, 01 November 2006

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported hybrid sales of 14,598 units as the company delivered its best-ever October sales of 189,011 vehicles, an increase of 13.6 percent over October 2005. Calendar-year-to-date (CYTD) sales total 2,117,507 units, up 12.2 percent over the same period last year.

The Toyota Division posted best-ever October sales of 165,005, up 14.6 percent. The Lexus Division reported best-ever October sales with 24,006 units sold, an increase of seven percent.

In October, Toyota's hybrid sales of 14,598 units, accounting for 7.7% of total sales. The Camry Hybrid, which went on sale in late April, reported sales of 2,806 units in October. The Prius gas-electric hybrid mid-size sedan posted October sales of 8,733. The Highlander Hybrid gas-electric mid-size SUV reported sales of 1,643 units for the month. The Highlander and Highlander Hybrid posted combined October sales of 10,296, an increase of 18.1 percent.

Lexus GS 450h reported October sales of 177 units. The 2006 RX 400h luxury hybrid SUV reported sales of 1,239 units for the month. The RX 350 and RX 400h enjoyed combined October sales of 7,250 units.

TMS calendar-year-to-date hybrid sales totaled 159,581 units, accounting for 7.5% of total year-to-date sales.
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Old 11-07-2006, 12:49 AM   #2
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wow... The RXh is still selling well.. odd. The HiHy isn't probably up there in the thousands, is it?
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I expected much better sales of the Hybrid Camry and GS. And the Prius on the way down.

Conversely, the RX Hybrid is doing well. Do you think that has anything to do with NYC using them as taxi cabs?
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