Toyota Exceeds Expectations by Topping 200,000 Sales in October
November 3, 2015 | By Business Wire News
TORRANCE, Calif.
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported October 2015 sales of 204,045 units, an increase of 13 percent on a volume basis. With one more selling day in October 2015 than in October 2014, sales were up 9.0 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis.
Toyota Division posted October 2015 sales of 177,609 units, up 13 percent on a volume and 8.9 percent on a DSR basis.
“October was a huge month for the industry, smashing expectations and continuing its hot streak,” said Bill Fay, group vice president and general manager for the Toyota Division. “Toyota Division posted best-ever sales for the month led by October record-breaking sales of Highlander and RAV4.”
Lexus reported October 2015 sales of 26,436 units, up 13.2 percent from October 2014 on a volume basis and 9.1 percent on a DSR basis.
“We continue to see strong sales for our luxury utility vehicles as evident by a solid month posted by NX and GX. The LS luxury sedan and RC F coupe also posted gains that helped propel us to a best-ever October,” said Jeff Bracken, group vice president and general manager, Lexus Division. “We are most excited about the arrival of the all-new RX as it hits showrooms today. We expect this new model to continue energizing the brand as we close the year.”
October 2015 Highlights:
- Corolla posted sales of 27,951 units, up 12 percent
- Camry October up nearly 5 percent
- Prius up 12.5 percent
- Mirai went on sale in October; posted sales of 34 units
- Scion iA and iM posted combined sales of 3,385 units
- Total TMS light trucks posted sales of 101,907 units, up almost 19 percent
- Highlander up 10 percent, a best-ever October
- 4Runner up over 36 percent
- RAV4 up 31.3 percent, a best-ever October
- Sequoia posted sales of 1,303 units, up 43 percent
- Tacoma up more than 17 percent
- All-new RC posted sales of 1,333 units
- Lexus luxury utility vehicles up 33.9 percent
- All-new NX posted sales of 3,399 units
- GX up nearly 15 percent
*Note: Unless otherwise stated, all figures reflect unadjusted raw sales volume
About Toyota
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| TOYOTA U.S. SALES SUMMARY | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| October, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — CURRENT MONTH — | — CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DSR % | VOL % | DSR % | VOL % | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | CHG | CHG | 2015 | 2014 | CHG | CHG | |||||||||||||||
| TOTAL TOYOTA | 204,045 | 180,580 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 2,071,446 | 1,975,368 | 4.5 | 4.9 | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL TOYOTA DIV. | 177,609 | 157,225 | 8.9 | 13.0 | 1,797,565 | 1,731,330 | 3.4 | 3.8 | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL LEXUS | 26,436 | 23,355 | 9.1 | 13.2 | 273,881 | 244,038 | 11.8 | 12.2 | ||||||||||||||
| YARIS | 519 | 696 | -28.1 | -25.4 | 16,054 | 11,035 | 44.9 | 45.5 | ||||||||||||||
| COROLLA | 27,951 | 24,959 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 306,693 | 283,764 | 7.7 | 8.1 | ||||||||||||||
| MIRAI | 34 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 34 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||
| PRIUS | 15,203 | 13,511 | 8.5 | 12.5 | 157,143 | 179,001 | -12.6 | -12.2 | ||||||||||||||
| CAMRY | 34,781 | 33,164 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 361,111 | 368,142 | -2.3 | -1.9 | ||||||||||||||
| AVALON | 4,800 | 5,279 | -12.3 | -9.1 | 49,118 | 55,304 | -11.5 | -11.2 | ||||||||||||||
| SCION FR-S | 770 | 1,111 | -33.2 | -30.7 | 9,314 | 12,293 | -24.5 | -24.2 | ||||||||||||||
| SCION iA | 1,977 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 4,012 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||
| SCION iM | 1,408 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 2,761 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||
| SCION iQ | 8 | 119 | -93.5 | -93.3 | 473 | 1,871 | -74.8 | -74.7 | ||||||||||||||
| SCION xD | 6 | 472 | -98.8 | -98.7 | 784 | 6,737 | -88.4 | -88.4 | ||||||||||||||
| SCION xB | 1,021 | 1,245 | -20.9 | -18.0 | 13,522 | 13,689 | -1.6 | -1.2 | ||||||||||||||
| SCION tC | 1,080 | 1,235 | -15.7 | -12.6 | 14,605 | 15,695 | -7.3 | -6.9 | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL SCION | 6,270 | 4,182 | 44.6 | 49.9 | 45,471 | 50,285 | -9.9 | -9.6 | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL TOYOTA DIV. CAR | 89,558 | 81,791 | 5.6 | 9.5 | 935,624 | 947,531 | -1.6 | -1.3 | ||||||||||||||
| CT | 1,077 | 1,158 | -10.3 | -7.0 | 12,209 | 14,743 | -17.5 | -17.2 | ||||||||||||||
| IS | 2,950 | 3,771 | -24.6 | -21.8 | 38,339 | 40,809 | -6.4 | -6.1 | ||||||||||||||
| RC | 1,333 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 11,791 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||
| ES | 5,426 | 5,932 | -11.8 | -8.5 | 52,388 | 58,842 | -11.3 | -11.0 | ||||||||||||||
| GS | 1,287 | 1,365 | -9.1 | -5.7 | 17,520 | 17,617 | -0.9 | -0.6 | ||||||||||||||
| LS | 507 | 778 | -37.2 | -34.8 | 5,777 | 6,682 | -13.9 | -13.5 | ||||||||||||||
| LFA | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 8 | 15 | -46.9 | -46.7 | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL LEXUS CAR | 12,580 | 13,004 | -6.7 | -3.3 | 138,032 | 138,708 | -0.9 | -0.5 | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL TOYOTA CAR | 102,138 | 94,795 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 1,073,656 | 1,086,239 | -1.5 | -1.2 | ||||||||||||||
| RAV4 | 28,256 | 21,524 | 26.6 | 31.3 | 256,178 | 223,593 | 14.1 | 14.6 | ||||||||||||||
| FJ CRUISER | 1 | 949 | -99.9 | -99.9 | 225 | 13,602 | -98.4 | -98.3 | ||||||||||||||
| VENZA | 1,191 | 1,896 | -39.4 | -37.2 | 20,348 | 25,341 | -20.0 | -19.7 | ||||||||||||||
| HIGHLANDER | 13,316 | 12,106 | 6.1 | 10.0 | 130,074 | 117,632 | 10.1 | 10.6 | ||||||||||||||
| 4RUNNER | 8,596 | 6,311 | 31.3 | 36.2 | 79,498 | 61,582 | 28.6 | 29.1 | ||||||||||||||
| SIENNA | 10,455 | 8,938 | 12.8 | 17.0 | 115,028 | 103,868 | 10.3 | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||
| SEQUOIA | 1,303 | 911 | 37.9 | 43.0 | 10,602 | 9,575 | 10.3 | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||
| LAND CRUISER | 186 | 264 | -32.1 | -29.5 | 1,943 | 2,473 | -21.7 | -21.4 | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL TOYOTA DIV. SUV | 52,849 | 43,961 | 15.9 | 20.2 | 498,868 | 453,798 | 9.5 | 9.9 | ||||||||||||||
| TACOMA | 15,233 | 13,010 | 12.9 | 17.1 | 148,905 | 127,739 | 16.1 | 16.6 | ||||||||||||||
| TUNDRA | 9,514 | 9,525 | -3.7 | -0.1 | 99,140 | 98,394 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL TOYOTA DIV. PICKUP | 24,747 | 22,535 | 5.9 | 9.8 | 248,045 | 226,133 | 9.3 | 9.7 | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL TOYOTA DIV. TRUCK | 88,051 | 75,434 | 12.6 | 16.7 | 861,941 | 783,799 | 9.5 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||
| NX | 3,399 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 35,346 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||
| RX | 8,018 | 8,057 | -4.0 | -0.5 | 77,940 | 84,273 | -7.9 | -7.5 | ||||||||||||||
| GX | 2,223 | 1,936 | 10.7 | 14.8 | 20,083 | 17,935 | 11.5 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||
| LX | 216 | 358 | -41.8 | -39.7 | 2,480 | 3,122 | -20.9 | -20.6 | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL LEXUS TRUCK | 13,856 | 10,351 | 29.1 | 33.9 | 135,849 | 105,330 | 28.5 | 29.0 | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL TOYOTA TRUCK | 101,907 | 85,785 | 14.6 | 18.8 | 997,790 | 889,129 | 11.8 | 12.2 | ||||||||||||||
| SELLING DAYS | 28 | 27 | 257 | 256 | ||||||||||||||||||
| DSR = DAILY SELLING RATE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOYOTA U.S. SALES SUMMARY | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| October, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — CURRENT MONTH — | — CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DSR % | VOL % | DSR % | VOL % | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | CHG | CHG | 2015 | 2014 | CHG | CHG | |||||||||||||||
| * NORTH AMERICAN BUILT VEHICLES | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| COROLLA | 27,951 | 24,959 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 306,693 | 283,698 | 7.7 | 8.1 | ||||||||||||||
| CAMRY | 34,773 | 33,160 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 360,961 | 368,006 | -2.3 | -1.9 | ||||||||||||||
| AVALON | 4,800 | 5,279 | -12.3 | -9.1 | 49,118 | 55,304 | -11.5 | -11.2 | ||||||||||||||
| SCION iA | 1,977 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 4,012 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||
| RAV4 | 14,102 | 14,676 | -7.3 | -3.9 | 169,898 | 148,417 | 14.0 | 14.5 | ||||||||||||||
| VENZA | 1,191 | 1,896 | -39.4 | -37.2 | 20,348 | 25,341 | -20.0 | -19.7 | ||||||||||||||
| HIGHLANDER | 12,941 | 11,729 | 6.4 | 10.3 | 126,893 | 114,448 | 10.4 | 10.9 | ||||||||||||||
| SIENNA | 10,455 | 8,938 | 12.8 | 17.0 | 115,028 | 103,868 | 10.3 | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||
| SEQUOIA | 1,303 | 911 | 37.9 | 43.0 | 10,602 | 9,575 | 10.3 | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||
| TACOMA | 15,233 | 13,010 | 12.9 | 17.1 | 148,905 | 127,739 | 16.1 | 16.6 | ||||||||||||||
| TUNDRA | 9,514 | 9,525 | -3.7 | -0.1 | 99,140 | 98,394 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||
| RX | 6,994 | 7,166 | -5.9 | -2.4 | 72,794 | 67,899 | 6.8 | 7.2 | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 141,234 | 131,249 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 1,484,392 | 1,402,689 | 5.4 | 5.8 | ||||||||||||||
| N.A. VEHICLES % OF TOTAL | 69.2 | % | 72.7 | % | 71.7 | % | 71.0 | % | ||||||||||||||
| TOYOTA DIV. IMPORT CAR | 20,057 | 18,393 | 5.2 | 9.0 | 214,840 | 240,523 | -11.0 | -10.7 | ||||||||||||||
| LEXUS IMPORT CAR | 12,580 | 13,004 | -6.7 | -3.3 | 138,032 | 138,708 | -0.9 | -0.5 | ||||||||||||||
| TOYOTA DIV NA BUILT CARS | 69,501 | 63,398 | 5.7 | 9.6 | 720,784 | 707,008 | 1.6 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL TOYOTA CARS | 102,138 | 94,795 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 1,073,656 | 1,086,239 | -1.5 | -1.2 | ||||||||||||||
| TOYOTA DIV. IMPORT TRUCK | 23,312 | 14,749 | 52.4 | 58.1 | 171,127 | 156,017 | 9.3 | 9.7 | ||||||||||||||
| LEXUS IMPORT TRUCK | 6,862 | 3,185 | 107.8 | 115.4 | 63,055 | 37,431 | 67.8 | 68.5 | ||||||||||||||
| TOYOTA DIV NA BUILT TRUCK | 64,739 | 60,685 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 690,814 | 627,782 | 9.6 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||
| LEXUS NA BUILT TRUCK | 6,994 | 7,166 | -5.9 | -2.4 | 72,794 | 67,899 | 6.8 | 7.2 | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL TOYOTA TRUCK | 101,907 | 85,785 | 14.6 | 18.8 | 997,790 | 889,129 | 11.8 | 12.2 | ||||||||||||||
| SELLING DAYS | 28 | 27 | 257 | 256 | ||||||||||||||||||
| DSR = DAILY SELLING RATE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| –CURRENT MONTH– | –CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE– | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Memo: | 2015 | 2014 | DSR % | 2015 | 2014 | DSR % | ||||||||||||||||
| Toyota Prius Sedan | 9,611 | 7,326 | 26.5 | % | 95,389 | 105,939 | -10.3 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Toyota Prius V (only) | 2,128 | 2,514 | -18.4 | % | 24,607 | 25,985 | -5.7 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Toyota Prius C (only) | 3,373 | 3,192 | 1.9 | % | 33,022 | 34,756 | -5.4 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Toyota Prius Phv (only) | 91 | 479 | -81.7 | % | 4,125 | 12,321 | -66.7 | % | ||||||||||||||
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