Toyota Reports August Sales

September 3, 2008 – Torrance, CA – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported August sales of 211,533 vehicles, a decrease of 9.4 percent from last August, on a daily selling rate basis.

The Toyota Division posted August sales of 182,252 units, a decrease of 9.4 percent from last August. The Lexus Division reported August sales of 29,281 units, a decrease of 9.1 percent from the year-ago month.

Toyota Division

Toyota Division passenger cars recorded August sales of 111,778 units,
down 3.4 percent from the same period last year. Passenger car sales
were led by Camry and Camry Hybrid, which posted combined sales of
44,064 units, up 3.3 percent over August 2007. Camry Hybrid reported
August sales of 3,456 units. Corolla recorded sales of 29,443 units for
the month. With limited availability, the Prius mid-size gas-electric
hybrid posted August sales of 13,463 units. Yaris reported sales of
9,474 units for the month, up 20.5 percent over the year-ago month.

Toyota Division light trucks posted August sales of 70,474 units, down
17.6 percent from August 2007. Light truck sales were led by the Tundra
full-size pickup with August sales of 17,401 units. The Tacoma mid-size
pickup reported sales of 12,407 units for the month. Highlander and
Highlander Hybrid posted combined sales of 8,070 units in August. The
Highlander Hybrid gas-electric mid-size SUV reported August sales of
1,277 units, up 225 percent over last August. Sequoia posted sales of
3,195 units for the month, up 86.1 percent over the same period last
year.

Scion posted August sales of 11,867 units. The xB urban utility vehicle
led the way with August sales 4,626 units. The tC sports coupe posted
August sales of 4,484 units. The xD reported best-ever August sales of
2,757 units for the month, up 3.5 percent over the same period last
year.

Lexus Division
Lexus passenger cars reported August sales of 17,844 units, a decrease
of 9.8 percent from August 2007. Passenger-car sales were led by the ES
entry luxury sedan with August sales of 7,881 units. The IS entry
luxury sport sedan reported best-ever combined sales of 6,318 units, up
17.4 percent over last August. The LS flagship luxury sedan reported
combined sales of 1,772 units. The GS luxury sport sedan reported
combined August sales of 1,686 units.

Lexus Division light trucks recorded August sales of 11,437 units, down
7.8 percent from the year-ago month. Lexus sales were led by the RX
luxury utility vehicle, which posted combined August sales of 8,969
units. The RX 400h hybrid luxury utility vehicle reported August sales
of 1,277 units, up nine percent over August 2007. The LX 570 reported
sales of 748 units, an increase of 238.5 percent over the same period
last year.

TMS Hybrids

TMS calendar-year-to-date hybrid sales totaled 185,051 units. TMS
posted August sales of 19,529 hybrid vehicles. Toyota Division recorded
sales of 18,146 hybrids for the month. Lexus Division reported August
sales of 1,383 hybrids.

There were 27 selling days this month and last August.

Credit: Toyota Motor Sales, USA

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