Toyota May 2012 Sales Up 87.3%

[xcel]

Camry and Corolla both top 30,000 units sold.

Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - June 1, 2012

2012 Toyota Camry - $21,955 to start and at a minimum, 25/35 mpgUS city/highway proves it is a true segment leader.

Toyota’s all-new seventh-generation Camry arrived with a more aggressive exterior design with a more spacious interior, improved driving dynamics, a quieter ride and all-new infotainment technology

The Toyota Camry can be purchased with three powertrains including the 2.5L I4, the Hybrid with a 2.5L I4 mated to Toyota’s HSD and a fuel sucking pig (FSP) 3.5L V6. In other words, there are only two powertrain choices that make sense within the 2012 Toyota Camry today.

Toyota’s May 2012 Sales Overview

Toyota just reported its May sales results of 202,973 units, up 87.3 percent over the year-ago month on a volume basis. It was an easy comparison month however given last years Japan earthquake and Tsunami disaster all but halting Japanese production in 2011.

The Toyota Division posted May total sales of 181,510 units, an increase 88.9 percent over the year-ago month.

The Lexus Division reported total sales of 21,463 units, up 61.0 percent over May 2011 on a DSR basis. Volume-wise, Lexus Division sales were up 74.4 compared to last year.

Toyota

Toyota passenger cars posted combined sales of 104,422 units, up 88.1 percent over May 2011.

The all-new Camry and Camry Hybrid led passenger cars with combined monthly sales of 39,571 units, an increase of 94.0 percent year-over-year. Corolla reported sales of 31,847 units, up 73.1 percent over the year-ago month. The Prius family recorded May sales of 21,477 units, increasing 186.3 percent compared to the same period last year.

Scion

Scion posted May sales of 6,047 units, up 18.9 percent versus May 2011. The tC sports coupe led the way with sales of 2,190 units, and the xB urban utility vehicle recorded May sales of 1,855 units, up 45.4 percent compared to the same period last year. The all-new iQ premium micro-subcompact posted monthly sales of 897 units.

Lexus

Lexus reported passenger car sales of 9,621 units, up 56.3 percent over May 2011. The ES entry luxury sedan led Lexus passenger car sales with sales of 2,937 units, an increase of 13.0 percent over the year-ago month. The IS luxury sports sedan recorded an increase of 43.0 percent versus last May with sales of 2,656 units. The all-new GS and GS Hybrid sports sedan posted combined sales of 1,996 units, up 502.1 percent over May 2011. The CT 200h premium hybrid compact posted sales of 1,549 units, increasing 214.9 percent year-over-year.

Lexus luxury utility vehicles reported sales of 11,842 units, up 65.0 percent compared to May 2011. The new RX and RX Hybrid luxury utility vehicle posted a year-over-year increase of 68.1 percent with combined monthly sales of 10,647 units.

Toyota Hybrids

Toyota motor company as a whole posted May sales of 29,069 hybrid vehicles, an increase of 199.2 percent compared to the same period last year. Toyota Division posted sales of 26,440 hybrids for the month, up 218.4 percent over the year-ago month. Lexus Division reported monthly sales 2,629 hybrids, increasing 86.2 percent year-over-year.

B-Segment Sales Rank

1. Nissan Versa - 8,643
2. Chevrolet Sonic - 7,205
3. Hyundai Accent - 6,166
4. Ford Fiesta - 6,080
5. Kia Rio - 4,019
6. Honda Fit - 3,879
7. Toyota Yaris - 3,521
8. Mazda 2 - 901

C-Segment Sales Rank

1. Honda Civic - 33,490
2. Toyota Corolla - 31,847
3. Ford Focus - 24,769
4. Chevrolet Cruze - 19,613
5. Hyundai Elantra – 18,877
6. VW Jetta - 12,962
7. Mazda3 - 8,474
8. Forte - 7,782
9. Nissan Sentra - 7,600

D-Segment Sales Rank

1. Toyota Camry - 39,571
2. Honda Accord - 29,737
3. Chevrolet Malibu - 29,579
4. Ford Fusion - 26,857
5. Nissan Altima - 22,690
6. Hyundai Sonata - 20,765
7. Kia Optima - 13,364
8. Chrysler 200 - 13,250
9. VW Passat - 10,178

April segment ranking items of note: Versa still leads the B-Segment with Sonic and Accent closing. Rio and Fit both outsold the Yaris.

In the C-Segment, the Civic took hold of the lead with the ancient Corolla grabbing second place. The aging Forte outsold the aging Sentra.

The Camry leads everyone in the D-Segment with the Accord in second place.

Top 10 – May 2012 US Automobile Sales Leaders

Sales Rank	Make	Model	May-12	May-11	May-DSR % change	May-12 YTD	May-11 YTD	YTD-DSR % change
1	Ford	F-Series	54,836	42,399	+19.4%	246,116	214,461	+13.9%
2	Toyota	Camry	39,571	18,830	+94.0%	181,796	126,094	+43.0%
3	Chevrolet	Silverado	34,555	28,409	+12.3%	160,942	150,206	+6.3%
4	Honda	Civic	33,490	18,341	+68.6%	135,082	110,086	+21.7%
5	Toyota	Corolla	31,847	16,985	+73.1%	125,079	117,875	+5.3%
6	Honda	Accord	29,737	17,018	+61.3%	126,254	111,393	+12.4%
7	Chevrolet	Malibu	29,579	26,600	+2.6%	110,036	99,046	+10.2%
8	Ford	Fusion	26,857	24,666	+0.5%	112,416	110,878	+0.6%
9	Ram	Pickup	26,040	20,117	+19.5%	114,630	90,536	+25.6%
10	Honda	CR-V	25,186	16,307	+42.6%	123,400	95,423	+28.3%

The daily selling rate (DSR) is calculated with 26 selling days in May of 2012 and 24 selling days during May of 2011.
Year-to-date, the DSR is calculated with 127 days for 2012 and 126 days for 2011. All percentages reflect DSR.

Top 10 Sales Leaders items of note: Accord falls from third to sixth. Civic climbs two spots while Corolla falls back one. Malibu and Ram P/U climb one while CR-V falls back three places.

Automobile Manufacturer's US Sales Rank – May 2012 vs. May 2011 Comparison and Total Sales

1. GM May Sales up 10.9% with 245,256 vehicles sold.
2. Ford May Sales up 12.6% with 216,267 vehicles sold.
3. Toyota May Sales up 87.3% with 202,973 vehicles sold.
4. Chrysler May Sales up 30.1% with 150,041 vehicles sold.
5. Honda May Sales up 47.6% with 133,997 vehicles sold.
6. Nissan May Sales up 20.5% with 91,794 vehicles sold.
7. Hyundai May Sales up 13.2% with 67,019 vehicles sold.
8. Kia May Sales up 7.8% with 51,771 vehicles sold.
9. VW May Sales up 28.4% with 38,657 vehicles sold.
10. Subaru May Sales up 48.4% with 29,724 vehicles sold.
11. BMW May Sales up 7.1% with 28,321 vehicles sold.
12. Mercedes-Benz May Sales up 24.4% with 25,259 vehicles sold.
13. Mazda May Sales up 13.9% with 20,357 vehicles sold.
14. Audi May Sales up 10.0% with 11,503 vehicles sold.

May manufacturer sales rank items of note: BMW fell behind Subaru.

SAAR is running at approximately 14.2 Million units.

[WriConsult]

87% sounds impressive, but of course we're comparing with Spring 2011 when sales had gone off a cliff due to the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

[young]

After talk of Toyota not recovering from the Japanese Earthquakes of last year, this certainty comes as a great surprise

[xcel]

Hi Young:

It certainly is. Even while having to deal with all that the Earthquake entailed, Toyota not only recovered to regain the title of world’s largest auto maker but did so with approximately a third of their entire product lineup being redone!

Wayne