July 2015 Auto Sales Thread

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http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+lexus+scion+july+2015+sales+release.htm

Toyota Reports More Than 200,000 in Sales for Fifth Consecutive Month
  • Toyota Division is No. 1 retail brand in July
  • TMS light trucks set July sales record
  • Camry No. 1 selling car in America
August 03, 2015
July Sales Chart

TORRANCE, Calif. (Aug. 3, 2015) – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported July 2015 sales of 217,181 units, an increase of 0.6 percent from July 2014 on a volume basis. With the same amount of selling days in July 2015 as in July 2014, sales were up 0.6 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis.

Toyota Division posted July 2015 sales of 187,365 units, down 0.6 percent on a volume and DSR basis.

"July auto sales showed no signs of slow down for the industry," said Bill Fay, Toyota Division group vice president and general manager. "Led by Tacoma sales, the Toyota division light trucks posted a best-ever July."

Lexus reported July sales of 29,816 units, up 9.1 percent from July 2014 on a volume basis and DSR basis.

“We continue to see strong demand for luxury utility vehicles. In fact, this past July marked the GX model’s best July sales since 2005,” said Jeff Bracken Lexus group vice president and general manager. “On the heels of strong sales of NX, and with a new LX, and RX models arriving to showrooms in the coming months, we are very excited about the future our lineup of luxury utility vehicles.”

July 2015 Highlights:
  • Camry was best-selling car in July; posted sales of 38,435 units
  • Corolla posted sales of 30,249 units
  • Total TMS light trucks up 8.6 percent, a July record
  • Highlander up more than 12 percent
  • 4Runner up almost 26 percent
  • RAV4 posted sales of 26,709 units
  • Combined Tacoma and Tundra pickup sales up almost 17 percent
  • Lexus luxury utility vehicles up nearly 28 percent
  • All-new NX posted sales of 4,337 units
  • GX up about 20 percent with sales of 2,337 units, best July since 2005

*Note: Unless otherwise stated, all figures reflect unadjusted raw sales volume

About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM), the world's top automaker and creator of the Prius, is committed to building vehicles for the way people live through our Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands. Over the past 50 years, we’ve built more than 25 million cars and trucks in North America, where we operate 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly employ more than 40,000 people (more than 32,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (1,500 in the U.S.) sold more than 2.5 million cars and trucks (more than 2.2 million in the U.S.) in 2013 – and about 80 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over the past 20 years are still on the road today.

Toyota partners with philanthropic organizations across the country, with a focus on education, safety and the environment. As part of this commitment, we share the company’s extensive know-how garnered from building great cars and trucks to help community organizations and other nonprofits expand their ability to do good. For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
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Saved for Comparison Figures (will be updated constantly today)
YTD
BMW- 195,593
Mercedes- 192,496
Lexus-188,664


Luxury & Entry Level Luxury Brands
Lexus- 29,816
Mercedes- 27,526
BMW- 26,970
Buick- 20,791
Audi- 17,264
Acura- 14,915
Cadillac- 14,154
Infiniti-10,433
Lincoln-9,536
Volvo- 5,619
Porsche- 4,730

Flagship
S-class- 1,414
7 series- 916
LS- 631
A8- 418
Panamera- 370
Equus-
K900-

Mid-Size
E-class- 4,893
5 series- 2,186
A6- 1,928
GS- 1,701
CTS- 1,515
Q70- 572
MKS- 544
RLX/RL- 213
S80- 35

Entry Level Lux

3series- 7,729
C-class- 6,384
ES- 5,440
IS- 4,280
Q50-3,807
TLX-3.530
Lacrosse- 3,451
A3- 3,167
MKZ- 2,642
CLA- 2, 439
A4- 2,218
ATS- 1,588
Regal- 1,541
CT- 1.374
S60- 1,052
1/2 series- 1,028
Q40-407

Midsize Luxury Coupes
4series- 3,190
RC- 1,232
A5- 1,105
Q60-319

Small SUV
Q5- 4,700
RDX- 4,577
NX- 4,337
MKC- 2,455
X3- 2,340
XC60- 2.146
Macon- 1,533
X4- 407
QX50- 182

Midsize SUV
RX- 8,264
SRX- 6,753
Enclave- 6,594
X5- 6,011
MDX- 4,977
M-class- 3,851
QX60- 3,760
MKX- 2,519
GX- 2,337
Q7- 1,939
Cayenne- 1,471
Touareg- 676
MKT- 591
X6- 393
QX70- 310
ZDX- 0

Ultra SUV
Escalade- 2,930
GL- 1,755
QX80- 1,076
Navigator- 785
G-wagon- 254
LX- 219

Other Coupes

Mustang- 8,482
Challenger- 5,151
Camaro-
Corvette-
CLS- 1,238
911/918-818
Boxster/Cayman- 538
SL- 330
SLK- 324
6series- 311
i8- 217
Z4- 118
AMG GT- 89
ELR-66
Viper-63
Alpha4C-48
R8- 41
TT- 8
LFA-1
 
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Lexus USA has reported 29,816 total sales for July 2015, a 9.1% improvement over last year.
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Almost everything is in the negative, consumers are holding off for refreshed models.
 

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Lexus is in a pretty good position right now and it's only going to get better. Starting in Q3 and rolling into 2016, dealers are going to have:

- Refreshed ES
- Refreshed GS
- IS 200t
- New RX
- New LX
- Increased NX capacity

On top of that, might we see RC 200t in the states?
 

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Lexus is in a pretty good position right now and it's only going to get better. Starting in Q3 and rolling into 2016, dealers are going to have:

- Refreshed ES
- Refreshed GS
- IS 200t
- New RX
- New LX
- Increased NX capacity

On top of that, might we see RC 200t in the states?
The refreshed GS should have been announced by now. I'm giving them two more months.
 

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IS GS RC lexus face lift these 3 and marketing department must do their job. They can kick down the c class. Wherever the BMW 3 series is selling well IS should also be there because they are kind of similar styled with a IS of hate or love styling
 

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I was beginning to wonder why Audi even bothered to keep the TT in its American-market line-up, but I see it is gone now. They do still have the TTS coupe, however.

RAV4 posted sales of 26,709 units

That's impressive numbers for one month....getting up into Honda Accord territory.

Lincoln brand delivers best July sales results in a decade, driven by strong demand for its newest SUVs, which post best July sales since 2001

Yep...the MKC and new MKX seem to be bringing Lincoln out of the doldrums, just as I expected them to.



Thanks for posting, Mike. :)
 
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Anytime! I'm stunned at the X5, again over 6k units and outselling the MDX. Escalade sales are also just amazing considering the price. The small SUV race got really tight last month with the Q5 on top with the RDX right behind it and the NX right behind it! Going to be interesting to see who can keep pace. The ATS is really doing poorly and they have a new coupe to the lineup which has done nothing to help sales. Not good. Audi continues to climb and now is in the upper teen range and not the lower to mid teen range.

With the sales race between the big 3 (BMW, Benz, Lexus) I can only imagine the deals that will happen at years end.

Random Note, Volvo is added and I had no idea the XC90 had a 400hp plug in hybrid!
 

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Anytime! I'm stunned at the X5, again over 6k units and outselling the MDX.

Well, the X5 doesn't have a parrot beak. :D You do have a point, though, considering the MDX's continuing popularity.


Escalade sales are also just amazing considering the price.

When you think about it, though, there's very little significant competition for it....it pretty much owns the bling-market among SUVs. The Navigator isn't as plush inside or out. Nor is the Lexus LX. The QX80 is awkward-looking. The G-Wagon, though built like a tank, is a 30-year old military-based design. The Range Rover, while plush, is unreliable, costs a fortune, and is hard to get at dealerships. Plus, the others don't get the TV/movie glamorization from Hollywood that the Escalade does.

I had no idea the XC90 had a 400hp plug in hybrid!

It's probably not surprising that Volvo may be trying some hybrids. For a brand that is native to Sweden, that part of the world (especially in the northern part of the country) gets some very cold winters.....cold enough to cause possible starting/running problems with even today's advanced diesel fuels and engines.
 
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LX numbers are just embarrassing how, even G wagon is above it lol!! But brighter days ahead with the new LX and LS!!
 

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Saved for Comparison Figures (will be updated constantly today)
YTD
BMW- 195,593
Mercedes- 192,496
Lexus-188,664


Luxury & Entry Level Luxury Brands
Lexus- 29,816
Mercedes- 27,526
BMW- 26,970
Buick- 20,791
Audi- 17,264
Acura- 14,915
Cadillac- 14,154
Infiniti-10,433
Lincoln-9,536
Volvo- 5,619
Porsche- 4,730

Flagship
S-class- 1,414
7 series- 916
LS- 631
A8- 418
Panamera- 370
Equus-
K900-

Mid-Size
E-class- 4,893
5 series- 2,186
A6- 1,928
GS- 1,701
CTS- 1,515
Q70- 572
MKS- 544
RLX/RL- 213
S80- 35

Entry Level Lux

3series- 7,729
C-class- 6,384
ES- 5,440
Lacrosse- 3,451
IS- 4,280
Q50-3,807
TLX-3.530
A3- 3,167
MKZ- 2,642
CLA- 2, 439
A4- 2,218
ATS- 1,588
Regal- 1,541
CT- 1.374
S60- 1,052
1/2 series- 1,028
Q40-407

Midsize Luxury Coupes
4series- 3,190
RC- 1,232
A5- 1,105
Q60-319

Small SUV
Q5- 4,700
RDX- 4,577
NX- 4,337
MKC- 2,455
X3- 2,340
XC60- 2.146
Macon- 1,533
X4- 407
QX50- 182

Midsize SUV
RX- 8,264
SRX- 6,753
Enclave- 6,594
X5- 6,011
MDX- 4,977
M-class- 3,851
QX60- 3,760
MKX- 2,519
GX- 2,337
Q7- 1,939
Cayenne- 1,471
Touareg- 676
MKT- 591
X6- 393
QX70- 310
ZDX- 0

Ultra SUV
Escalade- 2,930
GL- 1,755
QX80- 1,076
Navigator- 785
G-wagon- 254
LX- 219

Other Coupes

Mustang- 8,482
Challenger- 5,151
Camaro-
Corvette-
CLS- 1,238
911/918-818
Boxster/Cayman- 538
SL- 330
SLK- 324
6series- 311
i8- 217
Z4- 118
AMG GT- 89
ELR-66
Viper-63
Alpha4C-48
R8- 41
TT- 8
LFA-1
thanks LEXFATHER for all information.
 
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Lexus is in a pretty good position right now and it's only going to get better. Starting in Q3 and rolling into 2016, dealers are going to have:

- Refreshed ES
- Refreshed GS
- IS 200t
- New RX
- New LX
- Increased NX capacity

On top of that, might we see RC 200t in the states?
The refreshed GS should have been announced by now. I'm giving them two more months.
yeah they need to reveal the facelifted GS if they really want to bump their sales up because a lot of people are probably waiting to upgrade after seeing the GSF being revealed and hoping the whole GS line would look the same or more aggressive then it already is.
 
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Lexus needs to do a few things real quick to bump their sales.

1. Make an entry-level version of the IS, with the 2.0L turbo making around 180hp to battle the 320i and C200, and also to lower the price point of the IS, which would increase sales by thousands monthly.

2. Bring the new RX to market as soon as possible. The X5 is eating into the market with a wide range of engine choices.
 

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I'm very happy to see that the IS has continued to sell so well. IS is a testament to Lexus' commitment to tweak things and get it right over time, and they're obviously in the sweet spot now. IS nor GS are ever going to tie 3 Series/C Class nor 5 Series/E Class because of ES 350/300h, so I try to look at the sales of all three and consider the breakouts. GS is "down-ish" at 1,700 units but coming up on a refresh which should help.

IS 200t will help greatly, though with the soft demand for hybrids right now, I doubt Lexus has any plans to bring IS 300h to the States anytime soon.

GS 200t - if it happens - should be a great addition. Hopefully they can tune it up to 250hp or so?
 

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I'm very happy to see that the IS has continued to sell so well. IS is a testament to Lexus' commitment to tweak things and get it right over time, and they're obviously in the sweet spot now.

I owned a 1Gen IS300, and I thought that its overall build-quality, wheel/tire choices, and interior features (Chronograph gauges, chrome-ball shifter, etc...) were the best of the three generations so far. But it clearly lacked several major features it needed, that today's IS does have.........like an engine choice, an AWD option, a 6-speed automatic, better programming for the transmission, and a properly-designed climate-control system that doesn't keep reverting back to the recirculating position all the time.
 

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GS 200t - if it happens - should be a great addition. Hopefully they can tune it up to 250hp or so?

Yes, maybe. Certainly BMW has proven the 528 turbo4 can sell in big numbers, the predominate configuration for 5 series today in U.S. .
 

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To me the GS needs a lower priced and more efficient 2.0t than a refresh. All the Germans offer these small engines in this class, including the CTS with a 2.0. A 300h might work too. Hopefully the GS F gives the entire line a nice boost as well.