Ouch!
October was severely unkind to the automotive industry, with almost every company reporting ugly decreases when compared to last year. Lexus was hit something fierce, dropping 37.6% — here’s the model breakdown:
| 2008 | 2007 | % Change | |
| IS250/350/F | 2,772 | 3,727 | -28.4 |
| ES350 | 4,141 | 6,516 | -38.8 |
| GS350/460/450h | 819 | 1,507 | -47.7 |
| SC430 | 98 | 316 | -70.1 |
| LS460/600h L | 1,502 | 2,951 | -51.0 |
| Total Cars | 9,332 | 15,017 | -40.2 |
| RX350/400h | 5,180 | 7,940 | -37.2 |
| GX470 | 1,204 | 2,046 | -43.3 |
| LX570 | 567 | 116 | 370.7 |
| Total Trucks | 6,951 | 10,102 | -33.7 |
| Total Sales | 16,283 | 25,119 | -37.6 |
The LX 570 continues to defy any sense of logic, closing in on 400% growth over last year, but the other totals are nothing short of brutal. Still, it’s important to note that this isn’t an isolated event in the US — check out the damage over at Autoblog. It’s no small wonder these numbers are from October, because they’re just downright scary.