Feb. 2006 Sales: Toyota Motor Company

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Toyota Reports February Sales

03/01/2006

Torrance CA - March 1, 2006 - Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported best-ever February sales of 166,940 units, an increase of 2.4 percent over the same period last year.

"First quarter economic growth is proving quite robust," said Jim Press, TMS president and COO. "With showrooms awash in new products and the spring selling season upon us, the industry should be going strong in March."

The Toyota Division recorded best-ever February sales of 145,813, an increase of 1.7 percent. The Lexus Division posted best-ever February sales of 21,127 units, up 7.1 percent over last February.

Toyota Division

Toyota Division passenger cars posted February sales of 77,304. Scion reported best-ever February sales of 11,407 units. The xB urban utility vehicle recorded a best-ever February with 4,074 units, up 6.9 percent. The tC sports coupe had best-ever February sales of 5,048 units, up 12.2 percent. The xA subcompact posted a best-ever February with 2,285 units sold, an increase of 22.5 percent.

Toyota Division light-truck sales reported a best-ever February of 68,509 units, an increase of 9.5 percent. Sales of the Tacoma compact pickup truck recorded 13,735 units, up 25.7 percent over the same period last year. The all-new RAV4 posted best-ever February sales of 11,068 units, a 114.0 percent increase. The Highlander Hybrid gas-electric mid-size SUV reported February sales of 2,631 units. Combined February sales of the Highlander and Highlander Hybrid totaled 9,033 units.

Lexus Division

Lexus passenger cars experienced February sales of 10,615 units, an increase of 11.4 percent. The all-new IS luxury sports sedans, which debuted in October, reported best-ever February sales of 3,882 units, an 807-percent increase over last February. The IS 250 reported sales of 2,710, with the IS 350 recording 1,172 units. The GS 300 luxury sport sedan posted sales of 1,771 units, a 10.5 percent increase over the same period last year.

Lexus light trucks earned February sales of 10,512 units, an increase of 3.1 percent over last February. The RX 400h luxury hybrid SUV reported February sales of 1,803 units. The RX 330 and RX 400h posted combined February sales of 8,247 units, an increase of 15.6 percent over last February.

Sales of North American-built vehicles accounted for 59.5 percent of total February sales. There were 24 selling days both this month and last February.

Link w/sales data: http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?...YT2006030112235

[Guest lance armstrong's Testicles]

yeah, every vehicle sales are down except the RAV4 and IS 200, nice job cooking those numbers - assholes

[Snate]

Toyota car sales were actually down. Looks like Rav4 sales are already cannabalizing the Highlander with non-hybrid sales down 4K units....who didn't see that coming. The Rav4 and IS300 are really the only positives out of it.

I bet the Camry had a big fleet month with the new one coming next month.

[Northstar]

The Lucerne outsold the Avalon and it's still picking up steam, though it seems to be stealing some LaCrosse sales too.

Not a great month for Toyota, but sales were still up.

[I hope GMRULES again]

A 2.4% increase for Toyota is small for them, usually they're up around 10% every month year over year.

[Matt276]

A 2.4% increase for Toyota is small for them, usually they're up around  10% every month year over year.

I cannot go up forever, one day it will stop and decline.

[I hope GMRULES again]

I hope I live to see that day.

[sciguy_0504]

yeah, every vehicle sales are down except the RAV4 and IS 200, nice job cooking those numbers - assholes

Clean your glasses before you make such idiotic statements.

[sciguy_0504]

Looks like Rav4 sales are already cannabalizing the Highlander with non-hybrid sales down 4K units....who didn't see that coming.

Maybe you do not know, even though it has been said, the next-gen Highlander will be larger to compete with the Lambdas so the size of Rav4 was increased to cover what would have been a large size gap.

[Snate]

Maybe you do not know, even though it has been said, the next-gen Highlander will be larger to compete with the Lambdas so the size of Rav4 was increased to cover what would have been a large size gap.

So Toyota needs 6 SUV's?

[sciguy_0504]

So Toyota needs 6 SUV's?

The Land Cruiser will be cancelled soon, thank God, I think this is the last model year for it. That leaves Toyota with 4 and if it cares to have a smaller than Rav4 SUV, which would make some sense, it is free to do so.

Apparently, GM needs a lot more than 6 SUVs.

[Snate]

The Land Cruiser will be cancelled soon, thank God, I think this is the last model year for it.  That leaves Toyota with 4 and if it cares to have a smaller than Rav4 SUV, which would make some sense, it is free to do so.

Apparently, GM needs a lot more than 6 SUVs.

No actually that would still leave them with 5.

FJ

Rav4

4Runner

Highlander

Sequoia

For such a "green" company, that's a whole lotta SUV's

[sciguy_0504]

No actually that would still leave them with 5. 

FJ

Rav4

4Runner

Highlander

Sequoia

For such a "green" company, that's a whole lotta SUV's

Oops...forgot the FJ. Oh please...