Toyota Hybrids Sales more than Total Sales of Individual Companies!

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  1. Tideland Prius

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    From Fast Company contributor Greg Spotts:

    Last week, car makers announced May 2006 sales. Buried in the data was an intriguing development that most news reports missed: The Toyota line of "Hybrid Synergy Drive" vehicles is now one of the best selling automobile brands in the United States.

    Toyota has four hybrid models with significant sales, i.e. monthly sales over 2000 units: the Prius and Camry sedans, and Highlander and RX400h SUV's. Together, these four models sold nearly 17,000 units in May, more than the total monthly sales of some very well-known brands:

    May 2006 Sales, (All Models, Unless Otherwise Noted)
    Toyota hybrids 16,896
    Subaru 16,406
    VW 16,297
    Acura 16,171
    Saturn 15,345
    Mitsubishi 11,821
    Volvo 11,610
    Suzuki 10,135
    Volvo 10,124
    Audi 7,120
    Land Rover 3,981
    Porsche 3,272
    Saab 3,030
    Jaguar 2,374

    Source: http://blog.fastcompany.com/archives/2006/...ids_heyday.html
     
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    That is awesome...I think it truely marks a milestone for the HSD technolgy.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tideland Prius @ Sep 14 2006, 04:52 PM) [snapback]319797[/snapback]</div>
    More than Subaru and VW ! I would have never thought that could happen! The others in the US OK I can deal but not the first two.
     
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    [snicker]
     
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    Are there two volvo manufacturers? :unsure:

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  7. Tideland Prius

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    <shrug> Question them if you must cause they aren't MY figures lol. I'm just the messenger but again, it's good to have people like you to double check and not blindly post like I did.
     
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    If you add 294 Lexus GS 450h, the Toyota total was 17,190.
    (Lexus RX 400h was already included in the original 16,896 number.)

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  9. Frank Hudon

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    if you add up the AutoChannels sales figures it comes out to 20,455 not the 22,100 that they quote. I'd like to see VW's auditor's figures. This is a game all the manufactures play. Do these figures take into account all the "house" sales, IE: sell to leasing companies etc. Most house accounts don't show in retail sales figures.
     
    #9 Frank Hudon, Sep 16, 2006
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