The economy sucks, we all know that. But the decline in Prius sales may have finally hit bottom as we saw a rise in May sales compared to April. Taking into account that the 2010 Prius was not available for about 95% of May, it looks like Prius sales may have been on their way up on their own without sales of the new model.
May sales were still down 30% compared to May 2008, but gas was about $1.50 higher last May.
| -- CURRENT MONTH -- | -- CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE -- | |||||
| DSR % | DSR % | |||||
| 2009 | 2008 | CHG | 2009 | 2008 | CHG | |
| PRIUS | 10,091 | 15,011 | -30.2 | 42,753 | 79,675 | -45.5 |
Toyota Division passenger cars recorded May sales of 88,173 units, down 40.0 percent from the same period last year, but up 24.8 percent over April 2009. Camry and Camry Hybrid remained Toyota’s volume leader in May, posting combined monthly sales of 31,325 units. Corolla recorded sales of 23,576 units. Yaris reported sales of 10,130 units for the month. The Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted May sales of 10,091 units.
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