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The Prius gas-electric hybrid mid-size sedan posted best-ever November sales of 8,008, an increase of 1.5 percent.. (http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006120187861)

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Prius_II_Touring_Edition.jpgToyota Motor Company - Dec. 1, 2006

The popular Toyota Prius II will again surpass the 100,000 sold barrier this model year.

Torrance, CA - Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported best-ever November sales of 196,695 vehicles, an increase of 15.9 percent over November 2005. Calendar-year-to-date (CYTD) sales total 2,314,202 units, up 12.5 percent over the same period last year.

The Toyota Division posted best-ever November sales of 169,976, up 18 percent. The Lexus Division reported best-ever November sales with 26,719 units sold, an increase of 4.2 percent.

Toyota Division

Toyota Division passenger cars recorded best-ever November sales of 92,970, up 14.3 percent over the same period last year. Passenger car sales were led by Camry, which posted November sales of 34,189, up 15.1 percent from the year-ago month. Camry Hybrid, which went on sale in late April, reported sales of 3,100 units in November. Corolla reported best-ever November sales of 27,015, up 13.9 percent over the same period last year. The all-new Yaris subcompact, which went on sale in March, posted sales totaling 5,936 units for the month. The Prius gas-electric hybrid mid-size sedan posted best-ever November sales of 8,008, an increase of 1.5 percent.

Toyota Division light truck sales were up 22.8 percent, with a best-ever November total of 77,006 units. Light truck sales were led by Sienna with monthly sales of 13,535, up 15 percent over the same period last year. The RAV4 compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) reported best-ever November sales of 11,425, up 156.9 percent over the same period last year. The all-new FJ Cruiser, which went on sale in March, reported sales of 5,459 units. The Tundra full-size pickup truck reported November sales of 10,469. The Highlander Hybrid gas-electric mid-size SUV reported sales of 1,667 units for the month. Highlander and Highlander Hybrid posted combined November sales of 11,100, up 14.7 percent over the same period last year.

Scion reported November sales of 10,769 units. The tC sports coupe led the way with November sales of 5,084 units. Scion xA sales were up 11.5 percent, posting best-ever November sales of 2,204 units.

Lexus Division

Lexus passenger cars posted best-ever November sales of 16,156 units, an increase of 15.4 percent over November 2005. Passenger car sales were led by the ES 350 luxury sedan with best-ever November sales of 6,678 units, up 44 percent. The IS 250 and IS 350 luxury sport sedans recorded combined November sales of 3,599 units. The LS 430 and the all-new LS 460 reported combined sales of 3,613, an increase of 116.3 percent.

Lexus Division light trucks reported November sales totaling 10,563 units. The 2006 RX 400h luxury hybrid SUV reported sales of 1,327 units for the month. The RX 350 and RX 400h enjoyed combined November sales of 8,052 units.

TMS calendar-year-to-date hybrid sales totaled 173,859 units. In November, hybrid sales posted 14,278 units.

There were 25 selling days this sales month and last November.

Highlights:

TOYOTA RETAIL SALES
(INCLUDES FLEET & HAWAII)
November, 2006

||CURRENT MONTH|||CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE|
Model|2006|2005|CHG|2006|2005|CHG
YARIS|5,936|NA|NA|64,082|NA|NA|
COROLLA|27,015|23,718|13.9|358,010|316,014|13.3
CAMRY|34,189|29,707|15.1|408,906|398,379|2.6
PRIUS|8,008|7,889|1.5|97,680|98,870|-1.2

Kind of damages their pleas for re-instating the government tax credit, doesn't it?

well Toyota's argument would be, "for the air!" which is kind of true... more hybrids more clean air! I can't wait to see the day where all the cars stopped at a red light are hybrids and then everyone rolls down their window and experience the sound of other people's music.

Hi Rich:

___I believe in the tax credit for a ton of reasons but not when Toyota was playing games with Prius II supply while the dealers where receiving the tax credit for themselves vs. the consumer. Markups above MSRP I am speaking of. Having seen the Prius-II and HCH-II supply languish – just 100K Prius II’s produced again and the 50K HCH-II’s promised turned into < 30K supplied – maybe the tax credit needs a little restructuring of its own. If you (Toyota-Honda) have less then a 20 day supply, you (the manufacturer) pay for the consumer tax credit. More then a 20 day supply and the consumer still receives his tax credit but the manufacturer doesn’t have to pay? That would get these greedy minded managers from thinking about holding back supply on the halo car and allow the American consumer to receive the benefits of owning a low emissions/high fuel economy vehicle. All while not being ripped off by the local stealership as has happened the past 2 years with both Toyota’s and Honda’s due to this magical lack of supply.

___Let us see the manufacturers squirm if the tax credit $ onus is on them to supply these cars in quantity. I would have loved to see this as it would take the marketing out the marketplace while placing the American consumer at the head of the table instead of both Toyota and Honda and their dealerships at the head and we all act like dogs at the Thanksgiving day table begging for scraps.

___I just pushed the analogies a tad harshly but I was getting ticked off seeing this Toyota/Honda crap go on all over the country these past 2 years and the American consumer getting the shaft until just recently.

___Phil, can you imagine 15 + years from now when you pull up to a light or are sitting in a traffic jam and all the cars around are silently sitting there waiting for the light to turn or traffic to clear except for 1 or 2 older machines with the gas guzzling ICE’s still idling away. Everyone in the whole procession glares at those 1 or 2 individuals making him or her feel like the fool? I cannot wait for that day to come myself!

___Good Luck

___Wayne