August 01, 2008
Today, Toyota Motor Sales (Toyota, Scion and Lexus vehicles) reported July sales. A total of 197,424 vehicles were sold in July, down 18.7 percent on a daily-selling-rate basis and 11.9 percent on a volume basis from last July. The breakdown for July: 175,242 for the Toyota Division (Toyota and Scion), a decrease of 17.9 percent from last July, and 22,182 for the Lexus Division—a decline of 24.6 percent from the year-ago month.
Following the announcement, I spoke with Toyota Division Group Vice President Bob Carter and Lexus Group Vice President and General Manager Mark Templin. Hear what they have to say about the recent sales results, as well as what the future holds for Toyota and Lexus, in this edition of the “On the Open Road” podcast (6:21).
TOYOTA OPEN ROAD BLOG: Toyota Opens Up About July Sales