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11-03-2008, 05:38 PM
It is not just the Tundra that is looking for buyers either. (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=162929)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2009_Yaris_5-Door_Hatch.jpgWayne Gerdes – CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) – Nov. 3, 2008
Toyota Yaris -- Just 4,871 sold in October.
While we watch the most dismal sales months in decades happen to the Big 2.5 and Honda with GM down 45%, Chrysler down 35%, Ford down 29% and Honda down 28%, how did the largest automaker in the world fare? To put it bluntly, Toyota did better but when you are on the Titanic, doing better means you only live a few more minutes longer than the “other” guy.
Toyota earlier today announced its US sales were off 24.2 percent compared to the year earlier period. This also includes its Lexus branded automobiles in the report. Toyota brand sales on there own suffered a lesser fate with only a 14.2% decline.
What sold and what did not?
Just like the rest of the industry, there was almost no vehicle that avoided the accident called October. Only the Corolla “eeked” out a gain with a paltry 2.2% increase to 27,386 vehicles sold. Another surprise to the upside was the recently redesigned Sequoia showing a somewhat surprising 16.3% increase with a total of 1,829 vehicles sold in October. Surprising is an understatement given SUV and Crossover sales from every other major manufacturer were showing upwards of 75 percent sale declines!
On the downside came everything else.
The Yaris and Prius were down 13.3 and 13.6 percent respectively. The Camry was off 12.8 percent and the Avalon saw a sales decline of 44.7 percent.
Toyota trucks had a poor showing other than the Sequoia as discussed previously. Let us start with the all-new Tundra. Sales were off a jaw dropping 65.4 percent. The 17 mpg rated FJ Cruiser was down 61.7 percent. 4-Runner, down 52.4 percent. Highlander, down 29.2 percent and the 15 mpg rated Land Cruiser was down 24.8 percent.
Lexus
The Lexus division sales in total can best be described as “in a freefall.” Lexus’ passenger cars were off 40.2 percent. The truck division was off 33.4 percent.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2009_Yaris_5-Door_Hatch.jpgWayne Gerdes – CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) – Nov. 3, 2008
Toyota Yaris -- Just 4,871 sold in October.
While we watch the most dismal sales months in decades happen to the Big 2.5 and Honda with GM down 45%, Chrysler down 35%, Ford down 29% and Honda down 28%, how did the largest automaker in the world fare? To put it bluntly, Toyota did better but when you are on the Titanic, doing better means you only live a few more minutes longer than the “other” guy.
Toyota earlier today announced its US sales were off 24.2 percent compared to the year earlier period. This also includes its Lexus branded automobiles in the report. Toyota brand sales on there own suffered a lesser fate with only a 14.2% decline.
What sold and what did not?
Just like the rest of the industry, there was almost no vehicle that avoided the accident called October. Only the Corolla “eeked” out a gain with a paltry 2.2% increase to 27,386 vehicles sold. Another surprise to the upside was the recently redesigned Sequoia showing a somewhat surprising 16.3% increase with a total of 1,829 vehicles sold in October. Surprising is an understatement given SUV and Crossover sales from every other major manufacturer were showing upwards of 75 percent sale declines!
On the downside came everything else.
The Yaris and Prius were down 13.3 and 13.6 percent respectively. The Camry was off 12.8 percent and the Avalon saw a sales decline of 44.7 percent.
Toyota trucks had a poor showing other than the Sequoia as discussed previously. Let us start with the all-new Tundra. Sales were off a jaw dropping 65.4 percent. The 17 mpg rated FJ Cruiser was down 61.7 percent. 4-Runner, down 52.4 percent. Highlander, down 29.2 percent and the 15 mpg rated Land Cruiser was down 24.8 percent.
Lexus
The Lexus division sales in total can best be described as “in a freefall.” Lexus’ passenger cars were off 40.2 percent. The truck division was off 33.4 percent.