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About.com spends some time in the Sienna

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Jeff James, About.com’s minivans maven, has posted a multipart review of the Toyota Sienna LE.

Toyota posts sales increase with record-setting quarter

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

Torrance, CA – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported all-time best-ever first-half year sales of 1,331,074. June sales of 245,739, an increase of 6.1 percent over last June, contributed to a record-setting second quarter, with sales of 725,219 units.

The Toyota Division posted best-ever June sales of 216,870, up 6.9 percent over last June. The Lexus Division reported best-ever June sales of 28,869 units, an increase of 0.4 percent.

Toyota Division passenger cars recorded best-ever June sales of 128,239, an increase of 4.9 percent over last June. Passenger car sales were led by Camry, which posted best-ever June sales of 46,630, up 8.4 percent over the same period last year. Camry Hybrid reported sales of 5,530 units in June. The Prius hybrid gas-electric mid-size sedan posted best-ever June sales of 17,756, an increase of 76.3 percent over June 2006. The Yaris subcompact reported an increase of 28 percent, posting best-ever June sales of 9,155 units. Corolla reported best-ever June sales of 36,499 units.

Toyota Division light truck sales were up 10 percent, with a best-ever June total of 88,631 units. Light truck sales were led by the all-new Tundra full-size pickup with all-time best-ever sales of 21,727, an increase of 137.2 percent over the year-ago month. The RAV4 compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) reported best-ever June sales of 14,677, up seven percent over the same period last year. Highlander and Highlander Hybrid posted combined June sales of 11,253, up 3.8 percent over the same period last year. The Highlander Hybrid gas-electric mid-size SUV reported sales of 2,403 units for the month.

Scion posted June sales of 12,536 units. The tC sports coupe led the way with June sales of 6,509 units. The xB urban utility vehicle posted sales of 5,257 units for the month.

Lexus passenger cars reported best-ever June sales of 17,457 units, an increase of 6.1 percent over June 2006. Passenger car sales were led by the ES 350 luxury sedan with June sales of 7,232 units. The all-new LS 460 and LS 460 L reported combined sales of 2,631, an increase of 149.9 percent over last June. Combined sales of the IS 250 and IS 350 posted best-ever June sales of 5,182 units, up 11.9 percent over the year-ago month.

Lexus Division light trucks reported June sales totaling 11,412 units. The RX 350 and RX 400h enjoyed combined June sales of 9,349 units. The RX 400h hybrid luxury utility vehicle reported sales of 1,562 units for the month, up 26 percent over last June.

TMS first-half hybrid sales totaled 146,536 units, an increase of 69 percent over the same period last year. In June, TMS posted sales of 27,382 hybrid vehicles, up 46 percent over last June. Toyota Division posted sales of 25,689 hybrids, up 48 percent over the same period last year. Lexus Division posted sales of 1,693 hybrids, an increase of 15 percent over last June.

There were 27 selling days this month, as compared to 26 selling days last June.

Toyota’s increase further increases its distance between number-two General Motors.

TOYOTA USA RETAIL SALES
(INCLUDES FLEET & HAWAII)
June, 2007

       ----- CURRENT MONTH --        -- CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE --
                                 DSR %                     DSR %
                   2007    2006    CHG      2007     2006    CHG

YARIS            9,155   6,888    28.0   46,522   22,685   102.4
COROLLA         36,499  37,311    -5.8  202,221  197,303     1.2
CAMRY           46,630  41,427     8.4  240,530  218,517     8.6
AVALON           5,661   6,608   -17.5   37,522   45,036   -17.8
PRIUS           17,756   9,696    76.3   94,503   48,156    93.7
SCION xA           770   2,411   -69.2    8,866   16,832   -48.0
SCION xB         5,257   5,964   -15.1   18,588   31,375   -41.5
SCION tC         6,509   7,462   -16.0   33,550   37,533   -11.8
TOTAL TOYOTA DIV.
 PASS. CAR     128,239 117,769     4.9  682,306  617,464     9.1
ES 350           7,232   7,645    -8.9   40,398   32,589    22.4
LS 460           2,631   1,014   149.9   17,572    6,716   158.2
SC 430             391     531   -29.1    2,096    3,087   -33.0
GS 350           1,880   1,771     2.2   10,099   11,349   -12.2
GS 430/450h        141     420   -67.7    1,069    2,144   -50.8
IS 250/350       5,182   4,461    11.9   27,676   26,946     1.4
TOTAL LEXUS
 PASS. CAR      17,457  15,842     6.1   98,910   82,831    17.9
TOTAL TOYOTA
 PASS. CAR     145,696 133,611     5.0  781,216  700,295    10.1
SIENNA          12,780  13,381    -8.0   73,349   80,785   -10.4
RAV4            14,677  13,204     7.0   87,124   75,015    14.6
FJ CRUISER       4,483   6,366   -32.2   29,754   21,469    36.8
4RUNNER          6,256   8,647   -30.3   44,194   54,866   -20.5
HIGHLANDER      11,253  10,436     3.8   64,749   61,357     4.2
LAND CRUISER       167     228   -29.5    1,245    1,625   -24.4
SEQUOIA          1,953   2,484   -24.3   12,849   16,898   -24.9
TOTAL SUV       38,789  41,365    -9.7  239,915  231,230     2.4
4X2 TACOMA       9,212   8,508     4.3   54,780   51,414     5.2
4X4 TACOMA       6,123   5,487     7.5   37,682   34,450     8.0
TOTAL TACOMA    15,335  13,995     5.5   92,462   85,864     6.3
TUNDRA          21,727   8,822   137.2   82,840   57,458    42.3
TOTAL PICKUP    37,062  22,817    56.4  175,302  143,322    20.7
TOTAL TOYOTA DIV.
 LT TRUCK       88,631  77,563    10.0  488,566  455,337     5.9
LX 470             215     406   -49.0    1,545    2,869   -46.8
GX 470           1,848   1,787    -0.4   10,506   11,759   -11.8
RX 350/400h      9,349   9,651    -6.7   49,241   53,282    -8.8
TOTAL LEXUS
 LIGHT TRUCK    11,412  11,844    -7.2   61,292   67,910   -10.9
TOTAL TOYOTA
 LIGHT TRUCK   100,043  89,407     7.8  549,858  523,247     3.7
TOTAL TOYOTA
 DIV.          216,870 195,332     6.91,170,8721,072,801     7.7
TOTAL LEXUS     28,869  27,686     0.4  160,202  150,741     4.9
TOTAL TOYOTA   245,739 223,018     6.11,331,0741,223,542     7.4
MEMO:
DOM. COROLLA    33,862  31,104     4.8  181,662  170,357     5.3
DOM. CAMRY      40,276  33,769    14.9  198,544  187,957     4.3
DOM. PICKUP     37,062  22,817    56.4  175,302  143,322    20.7
DOM. RX 350      6,866   7,683   -13.9   35,398   34,511     1.2

SELLING DAYS        27      26              154      152

TOYOTA DIV.
 IMPORT CAR     48,440  46,288     0.8  264,578  214,114    22.0
LEXUS IMPORT
 CAR            17,457  15,842     6.1   98,910   82,831    17.9
TOYOTA DIV NA BUILT
 CAR            79,799  71,481     7.5  417,728  403,350     2.2
TOTAL TOYOTA
 CARS          145,696 133,611     5.0  781,216  700,295    10.1

TOYOTA DIV. IMPORT
 LT TRUCK       36,836  38,881    -8.8  227,066  214,332     4.6
LEXUS IMPORT
 LT TRUCK        4,546   4,161     5.2   25,894   33,399   -23.5
TOYOTA DIV NA BUILT
 LT TRUCK       51,795  38,682    28.9  261,500  241,005     7.1
LEXUS NA BUILT
 LT TRUCK        6,866   7,683   -13.9   35,398   34,511     1.2
TOTAL TOYOTA
 LT TRUCK      100,043  89,407     7.8  549,858  523,247     3.7

SPORT UTILITY
 VEHICLES       45,718  46,843    -6.0  271,453  277,671    -3.5
   Memo: Lexus Sport
      Utility   11,412  11,844    -7.2   61,292   67,910   -10.9

SMALL VANS      12,780  13,381    -8.0   73,349   80,785   -10.4
PICKUPS         37,062  22,817    56.4  175,302  143,322    20.7

* NORTH AMERICAN BUILT VEHICLES
COROLLA         33,862  31,104     4.8  181,662  170,357     5.3
CAMRY           40,276  33,769    14.9  198,544  187,957     4.3
AVALON           5,661   6,608   -17.5   37,522   45,036   -17.8
SIENNA          12,780  13,381    -8.0   73,349   80,785   -10.4
PICKUP          37,062  22,817    56.4  175,302  143,322    20.7
SEQUOIA          1,953   2,484   -24.3   12,849   16,898   -24.9
RX 350           6,866   7,683   -13.9   35,398   34,511     1.2
TOTAL          138,460 117,846    13.1  714,626  678,866     3.9
N.A. VEHICLES
 % OF TOTAL       56.3%   52.8%            53.7%    55.5%

SELLING DAYS      27      26              154      152
DSR = DAILY SELLING RATE

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