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Toyota : Sales Figures U.S.A. 2000
"The economy is down-shifting from delirious to deliberate and we have just passed a sign saying 'Proceed with Caution,'" said Jim Press, TMS executive vice president. "Last year was great, this year will be merely good." Toyota Division's best-ever year-end total of 1,413,169 vehicles, up 9.6 percent, marked the seventh consecutive year that the Toyota Division has topped one million units. Toyota Division passenger cars and light trucks reported best-ever annual sales of 871,274 and 541,895 respectively. The Toyota Division reported December sales of 112,825, up 11.6 percent. The popular Camry earned its "best-selling car in America" title by posting year-end sales of 422,961. Camry also reported strong December sales of 36,811, an increase of 27.5 percent. The all-new Prius gas/electric hybrid vehicle continued to post strong sales with 1,134 units sold, giving it a year-end total of 5,562 sales since it launched in mid-July. Avalon posted year-end sales of 104,078, an increase of 53.0 percent, while the Celica sport coupe recorded 52,406 year-end sales, up 219.2 percent. The ECHO subcompact sedan totaled 48,876 units for the year, up 365.9 percent, while the all-new MR2 Spyder notched 7,233 sales since its launch last Spring. The Tundra full-size pickup led Toyota light-truck sales with best-ever December sales of 7,806, up 19.8 percent and best-ever year-end total sales of 100,455, an increase of 134.9 percent. The all-new RAV4 sport utility vehicle (SUV) recorded its best-ever December with 7,126 units sold, up 122.8 percent. The all-new Sequoia continued its strong launch with 4,900 sales. The Tacoma compact pickup posted December sales of 13,127, up 32.6 percent. The Sienna minivan posted best-ever year-end sales of 103,137, an increase of 4.4 percent over last year. The Lexus Division enjoyed its best-ever sales year with 206,037 units sold, an increase of 10.8 percent. The Lexus Division also enjoyed its best-ever December with sales of 21,168 units, up 30.5 percent over the same period last year. Lexus sales were led by the popular RX 300 SUV with best-ever December sales of 9,248, an increase of 22.8 percent. Year-end RX 300 sales totaled a best-ever 89,864, up 22.3 percent over last year. The IS 300 sport sedan continued to post strong sales with 2,147 units sold, giving it a year-end total of 15,540 sales. The all-new LS 430 premium luxury sedan recorded 2,940 sales for December, up 312.1 percent. The GS 430 performance sedan reported 499 units sold for December, up 25.7 percent over the same period last year. Total Toyota sales of North American-built vehicles totaled 992,613, representing 61.3 percent of total vehicles sold in 2000. There were 307 selling days in 2000, which equals the number in 1999. (01/03/2001) source: Toyota
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