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Re: June 2008 Sales: Toyota - down 11.5% DSR
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Originally Posted by A Clue
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First post in your link - quick, what's wrong with it and what situation does it misrepresent - to who's benefit.
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June sales..GM smokes Toyota
From Allpar
"Toyota, arguably the world's largest automaker, reported a fall of 11.5% from June 2007 to June 2008 in U.S. sales, adjusted for daily selling rate. While Toyota only fell 10%, due to a slide in truck sales (Tundra fell 34%, FJ Cruiser 50%, 4Runner 40%, RAV4 13%, Sienna 9%), Lexus dropped 20% compared with last June, with trucks falling less than cars. Toyota car sales actually rose 4.4%, led by the Corolla, setting records with a 30% gain and sales of 42,180 cars for the month. Camry was around even with last year, and Yaris edged up 4%. Scion's tC lost 25% of its sales, year to year, while the xB rose 41% (the xA, which sold just 1,300 units in June 2007, was dropped).
GM reported a sales drop of 18.5% from June 2007, with Hummer dropping 59% but the Cobalt rising 22% and Malibu shooting up 73%. The full size vans and crossovers, including the Enclave and Acadia, boomed in sales. (GM does not adjust for the number of sales days.)
Ford sales fell far more, falling 28% with the F-series trucks falling 40%, and Explorers selling roughly half of last June's level. However, the Focus rose 53% in retail (fleet sales dropped as planned), and the company is busily converting truck assembly lines to build its smaller cars.
Honda reported an 11% gain despite lower truck and minivan sales. Honda cleared 142,539 units in June, while GM sold 265,937, Ford sold 174,091 and Toyota sold 193,234 vehicles in the U.S."
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