Toyota Motor (TM) Reports June U.S. Sales Down 34.6%

July 1, 2009 1:29 PM EDT

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., (NYSE: TM) reported half-year sales of 770,449 vehicles. TMS saw improvements in Q2, posting sales of 410,777 units, an increase 11.2% over Q1, on a daily selling rate basis. For the month of June, TMS recorded sales of 131,654 units, a decrease of 34.6% from last June.

The Toyota Division posted June sales of 114,780 units, down 36.3% from the year-ago month. The Lexus Division reported sales of 16,874 for the month, a decrease of 20% from last June.

Toyota Division:
Toyota Division passenger cars recorded June sales of 75,487 units, down 39.1% 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%from the year-ago month.

Toyota Division light trucks posted June sales of 39,293 units, down 30.1% from the year-ago month. Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with sales of 10,054 units, up 0.6% from last June.

Scion posted June sales of 4,262 units.

Lexus Division:
Lexus passenger cars reported June sales of 8,725 units, a decrease of 35.3% from June 2008. Passenger car sales were led by the ES entry luxury sedan with June sales of 3,918 units.

Lexus Division light trucks recorded June sales of 8,149 units, up 7.0% 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% 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. [SM]

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