With June at an end, Lexus has published their monthly sales figures—and there’s finally something positive to report:
| June | Year to Date | |||||
| 2009 | 2008 | % CHG | 2009 | 2008 | % CHG | |
| IS | 3,465 | 4,324 | -23.1 | 15,681 | 26,260 | -42.7 |
| ES | 3,918 | 5,726 | -34.3 | 20,363 | 33,156 | -38.2 |
| GS | 454 | 1,213 | -64.1 | 3,556 | 9,059 | -60.5 |
| SC | 82 | 154 | -48.9 | 485 | 1,230 | -60.3 |
| LS | 806 | 1,525 | -49.3 | 4,857 | 11,554 | -57.7 |
| Total Cars | 8,725 | 12,942 | -35.3 | 44,942 | 81,259 | -44.3 |
| RX | 7,355 | 5,820 | 21.3 | 39,969 | 42,510 | -5.4 |
| GX | 529 | 860 | -40.9 | 3,407 | 8,764 | -60.9 |
| LX | 265 | 631 | -59.7 | 1,742 | 4,178 | -58.0 |
| Total Trucks | 8,149 | 7,311 | 7.0 | 45,118 | 55,452 | -18.1 |
| Total Sales | 16,874 | 20,253 | -20.0 | 90,060 | 136,711 | -33.7 |
A 21.3% jump in sales for Lexus’ top model certainly adds up quick, and helps boost the overall numbers to make Lexus the top-selling luxury brand this month. And while overall sales for the year are still down 33.7%, it’s a 2.5% improvement over last month. Hopefully the RX, HS250h and IS-C can continue to chip away at this number.
Full press release after the jump.
TOYOTA REPORTS JUNE AND FIRST-HALF SALES
TORRANCE, Calif. (July 1, 2009) – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported half-year sales of 770,449 vehicles. TMS saw improvements in the second quarter, posting sales of 410,777 units, an increase 11.2 percent over the first quarter, on a daily selling rate basis. For the month of June, TMS recorded sales of 131,654 units, a decrease of 34.6 percent from last June.
The Toyota Division posted June sales of 114,780 units, down 36.3 percent from the year-ago month. The Lexus Division reported sales of 16,874 for the month, a decrease of 20 percent from last June.
Toyota Division
Toyota Division passenger cars recorded June sales of 75,487 units, down 39.1 percent from the same period last year. Camry and Camry Hybrid remained Toyota’s volume leader in June, posting combined monthly sales of 26,394 units. The all-new redesigned Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted June sales of 12,998 units, up 6.1 percent from the year-ago month. Corolla recorded June sales of 19,935 units. Yaris reported sales of 5,243 units for the month.
Toyota Division light trucks posted June sales of 39,293 units, down 30.1 percent from the year-ago month. Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with sales of 10,054 units, up 0.6 percent from last June. Highlander and Highlander Hybrid posted combined sales of 6,885 units for the month. The Tacoma mid-size pickup reported June sales of 9,035 units. The Tundra full-size pickup recorded sales of 5,187 units.
Scion posted June sales of 4,262 units. The xB urban utility vehicle led the way with sales of 1,869 units. The tC sports coupe recorded sales of 1,446 units. The xD reported sales of 946 units for the month.
Lexus Division
Lexus passenger cars reported June sales of 8,725 units, a decrease of 35.3 percent from June 2008. Passenger car sales were led by the ES entry luxury sedan with June sales of 3,918 units. The IS entry luxury sport sedan posted combined sales of 3,465 units. The LS flagship luxury sedan recorded combined sales of 806 units. The GS luxury sport sedan reported combined June sales of 454 units.
Lexus Division light trucks recorded June sales of 8,149 units, up 7.0 percent from the year-ago month. Lexus sales were led by the RX luxury utility vehicle, which posted combined June sales of 7,355 units, up 21.3 percent from last June.
TMS Hybrids
TMS first-half hybrid sales totaled 81,280 units. In June, TMS posted sales of 16,744 hybrid vehicles. Toyota Division posted sales of 16,189 hybrids for the month. Lexus Division posted sales of 585 hybrids in June.
There were 25 selling days this month, compared to 24 selling days last June.
About Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. is the marketing, sales, distribution and customer service arm of Toyota, Lexus and Scion. Established in 1957, TMS markets products and services through a network of more than 1,400 Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealers. With more than 35,000 direct employees and 165,000 indirect employees in the U.S., TMS sold more than 2.2 million vehicles in 2008. For more information about Toyota, visit http://www.toyota.com/, http://www.lexus.com/, http://www.scion.com/ or http://www.toyotanewsroom.com/.
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