Toyota Reports August Sales

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Toyota Reports August Sales

09/01/2006
September 1, 2006 – Torrance, CA - Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported best-ever August sales of 240,178 vehicles, an increase of 12.6 percent over August 2005. Calendar-year-to-date (CYTD) sales total 1,705,546 units, up 11.0 percent over the same period last year.

"We are grateful to have the fuel-efficient models today's market demands," said TMS Executive Vice President Jim Lentz. "But it's the strength of our dealer network which is proving increasingly central to our growth."

The Toyota Division posted best-ever August sales of 209,104, up 13.6 percent. The Lexus Division reported best-ever August sales with 31,074 units sold, an increase of 6.4 percent.

Toyota Division
Toyota Division passenger cars recorded best-ever August sales of 125,768, up 14.7 percent over the same period last year. Passenger car sales were led by the Corolla, which posted best-ever August sales of 34,971 and an increase of 7.4 percent over last August. The Camry Hybrid, which went on sale in late April, reported sales of 4,977 units in August. Total Camry enjoyed combined August sales of 42,227 units, up 1.9 percent. The all-new Yaris subcompact, which went on sale in March, posted sales totaling 11,392 units for the month. The Prius gas-electric hybrid mid-size sedan posted best-ever August sales of 11,177, an increase of 9.3 percent.

Toyota Division light truck sales were up 12 percent, with a best-ever August total of 83,336 units. Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) with all-time best-ever monthly sales of 14,363, up 87.4 percent over the same period last year. The all-new FJ Cruiser, which went on sale in March, reported sales of 6,259 units. The Highlander Hybrid gas-electric mid-size SUV reported sales of 2,581 units for the month. The Highlander and Highlander Hybrid posted combined August sales of 11,645.

Scion reported all-time best-ever monthly sales with 19,252 units sold. The tC sports coupe led the way with unsurpassed monthly sales of 9,185 units, up 18.5 percent. Scion xB sales were up 35.1 percent, posting monthly sales of 6,956 units. The xA posted sales of 3,111 units, up 6.8 percent.

Lexus Division
Lexus passenger cars posted all-time best-ever sales of 18,376 units, an increase of 21.0 percent over August 2005. Passenger car sales were led by the all-new ES 350 luxury sedan with best-ever August sales of 7,973 units, up 4.5 percent. The IS luxury sport sedans reported all-time best-ever sales of 5,553 units, a 710.2 percent increase over last August. The IS 250 sales totaled 3,890, with the IS 350 recording sales of 1,663 units. The all-new limited-production GS 450h luxury hybrid performance sedan posted sales of 192 units, while combined sales of the GS 430 and GS 450h totaled 362 units. The V6 powered GS 300 added 2,609 units to the GS series total.

Lexus Division light trucks reported August sales totaling 12,698 units. The 2006 RX 400h luxury hybrid SUV reported sales of 1,514 units for the month. The RX 350 and RX 400h enjoyed combined August sales of 9,805 units.

TMS calendar-year-to-date hybrid sales totaled 126,249 units. In August, hybrids sales posted 25,994 units.

Sales of North American-built vehicles accounted for 48.9 percent of total August sales. There were 27 selling days this sales month compared to 26 selling days last August.