USA
September’s now in the books, and Lexus USA has reported their sales figures for the month — here’s the full model-by-model breakdown:
| MONTH | Year to Date (*DSR) | |||||
| 2010 | 2009 | % CHG* | 2010 | 2009 | % CHG* | |
| ES | 3,697 | 3,046 | 21.4 | 33,960 | 33,431 | 2.0 |
| HS | 711 | 1,242 | -42.8 | 7,962 | 1,785 | 348.0 |
| LS | 712 | 777 | -8.4 | 8,287 | 7,388 | 12.7 |
| SC | 26 | 19 | 36.8 | 283 | 595 | -52.2 |
| GS | 542 | 501 | 8.2 | 5,239 | 5,277 | -0.3 |
| IS | 2,447 | 3,346 | -26.9 | 24,694 | 27,911 | -11.1 |
| Total Cars | 8,135 | 8,931 | -8.9 | 80,425 | 76,387 | 5.7 | LX | 339 | 307 | 10.4 | 2,595 | 2,513 | 3.7 |
| GX | 1,054 | 473 | 122.8 | 11,522 | 5,183 | 123.3 |
| RX | 7,420 | 8,228 | -9.8 | 67,896 | 65,325 | 4.4 |
| Total Trucks | 8,813 | 9,008 | -2.2 | 82,013 | 73,021 | 12.8 |
| Total Sales | 16,948 | 17,939 | -5.5 | 162,438 | 149,408 | 9.2 |
Numbers are fairly steady in comparison to last year, with the exception of the HS & IS. It’s no struggle to see the reason for these two models seeing a drop in sales:
- The 2011 IS is being advertised nationally and is only now arriving at dealerships, leading to buyers holding off for the updated model.
- Last Semptember was the HS’ first full sales month, always a big month due to built-up demand.
The ES, on the other hand, has rebounded quite nicely from its drop in August.
Canada
Canadian Lexus sales were down 13.2% in September, for a total of 1,305 units sold. That said, there were some strong notes, with the GX 460 up 308.3%, the LS 600hL up 200% and the GS 350 seeing a 54.5% increase in sales.
(Have to apologize for the recent lack of updates, my hotel’s Internet connection was brutal and made any work impossible. Plenty to catch up on — I’ll have photos from the Paris Motor Show up over the weekend, along the full official CT 200h photo galleries and plenty more. Thank you for your patience.)
No discussion thread for this article yet.