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In the U.S. in
November 2007, Toyota's Sales Rise a Bit to Set New November Record, Honda's
Jump to Set New November Record, GM's Plunge, Chrysler's Drop, and Ford's Squeak
Out a Gain
AutoonInfo.net December 2007
In the U.S. in November 2007, Toyota's Sales Rise a Bit to Set New November Record, Honda's Jump to Set New November Record, GM's Plunge, Chrysler's Drop, and Ford's Squeak Out a Gain
By James B. Bleeker
Toyota Motor Corporation, with a 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average of .89, saw its U.S. auto sales rise a fraction of a percent in November 2007, over those of November 2006, to set a new November sales record. Its November U.S. car sales rose 4%, but its U.S. light truck - SUV, minivan, and pickup - sales fell 5%.
The following table provides detailed information regarding Toyota Motor Corporation's U.S. sales in the month of November 2007, together with 1999-2003 model, line, and manufacturer Reliability Percentrank averages.
Table I: Toyota Motor Corporation's November 2007 U.S. Unit Sales and Daily-Selling-Rate Percentage Changes, TMC's Year-to-Date U.S. Unit Sales and Daily-Selling-Rate Percentage Changes, and 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank Averages, by Line, Type, and Model Manu-facturer Divi-sion Type of Vehicle Model and (distinctions) November Unit Sales Volume Percent-age Change for November 2007 from November 2006 Year-to-Date Unit Sales Volume Year-to-Date Percent-age Change 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank Average Toyota Motor Corporation 197,189 0.3% 2,396,427 3.2% .89 Scion Division 9,619 -10.7% 121,237 -25.8% N/A15 xA (R05, R08, RA08) 20 -99.1% 9,533 -69.0% N/A16 xB (R05, R07, R08, RA08, GW07) 3,842 10.4% 42,049 -27.7% N/A17 tC 3,845 -24.4% 60,345 -18.9% N/A xD (RA08) 1,912 N/A 9,310 N/A N/A Toyota Division 162,722 2.2% 1,980,567 5.7% .88 Passenger Car 89,130 8.4% 1,090,673 7.6% N/A Avalon (GS07, GC07) 6,523 -7.5% 67,251 -17.3% .95 Camry (AL07, 4-cyl.: R05, R06, RV07, RA08, 4-cyl. hybrid: R08, RA08, GD07, 6-cyl. Solara: RA08) 35,4098 3.6% 434,277 5.8% .93,.88, .92,.8510 Corolla (R05, R06, R07, R08, RA08, RV07, AL07, 5-spd manual: GD07, Matrix: R08, RA08) 25,012 -7.4% 342,808 -4.6% .93 Prius (CL07, T05, T06, T07, R05, R06, R07, R08, RA08, RV07, GT07, GD07, GW07, GS07, GC07) 16,737 109.0% 167,009 70.4% .91 Yaris2 (R05, R07, R08, RA08, RV07, 5-spd manual: GD07) 5,448 -8.2% 79,322 23.3% .9718 Light Truck 73,592 -4.4% 889,894 3.5% N/A RAV4 (SUV) (CL07, T07, R05, R06, R07, 4-cyl.: R08, RA08, RV07, RIT) 12,354 8.1% 158,936 14.5% .9719 Sienna (minivan) (T07, R08, GS07) 10,290 -24.0% 125,812 -14.8% .8320 Highlander (mid-size SUV) (CL07, R05, R06, R07, R08, GS07, 4-cyl.: GW07, 6-cyl.: RA08, RV07, hybrid: T06, T07) 12,3129 10.9% 113,164 -4.5% .9911 FJ Cruiser (SUV) (R07) 3,699 -32.2% 51,091 1.1% N/A 4Runner (SUV) (CL07, R07, R08, RA08, 6-cyl.: RV07, GS07) 6,117 -17.5% 80,297 -15.1% .9312 Land Cruiser (large SUV) (CL07, R05, R06, R08, RV07, RIT) 614 117.7% 2,603 -14.3% .94 Tundra (pickup truck) (R05, R06, 6-cyl.: GW07, GS07, GC07, 8-cyl. 2wd: R08) 14,988 43.2% 177,336 57.7% .8613 Tacoma (pickup truck) (AL072, 4-cyl.: R08, V6: RIT) 11,985 -17.1% 159,949 -1.9% .9314 Lexus Division 24,848 -7.0% 294,623 2.9% .91 Passenger Car 14,892 -7.8% 180,494 10.9% N/A ES (CL07, T07A, R07, RV07, RIT) 5,902 -11.6% 74,862 10.9% .96 LS (CL07, T05, R05, R06, R07, RA08, RV07, RIT) 2,6687 -26.2% 31,969 103.1% .99 GS (R06, 450h: R08, RA08) 2,2056 18.5% 20,802 -17.4% .973 SC (hardtop convertible) (R05, R06, R07, RA08) 268 -34.0% 3,579 -33.5% .881 IS (R05, R06, R08) 3,8494 6.9% 49,282 0.8% .94 Light Truck 9,956 -5.7% 114,129 -7.6% N/A RX (SUV) (T05, R08, RA08, RIT, GS07) 8,0385 -0.2% 91,505 -4.6% .95 GX (SUV) 1,847 -11.1% 20,287 -9.9% .781 LX (large SUV) (R05, RA08) 71 -83.6% 2,337 -54.2% .84 Note: Percentage changes are daily selling rate percentage changes from previous year's version of the model, and Corolla sales total includes Matrix wagon. 1Based on data for 2 or fewer model years 2Includes data for preceding model number 3The 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average of the GS is .97 and that of the V6 rear-wheel-drive GS is .90. 4The November sales breakdown of the IS 250 and the IS 350 was unstated. 5The RX 350 had November sales of 6,364 (down 5.4%) and RX 400h - 1,674 (up 26.1%). 6The GS 350 had November sales of 1,989 (up 19.5% from 1,664 for GS 300), the GS 460 had sales of 116, and the hybrid GS 450h had sales of 100. 7The non-hybrid LS 460 had November sales of 2,498 and the hybrid LS 600h - 170. 8The non-hybrid Camry had November sales of 30,291 (down 2.6%) and the Camry hybrid - 5,118 (up 65.1%). 9The non-hybrid Highlander had November sales of 9,735 (up 3.2%) and the Highlander Hybrid had November sales of 2,577 (up 54.6%). 10The 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average of the 4-cylinder Camry is .93, that of the V6 Camry is .88, that of the Camry Solara is .92, and that of the V6 Camry Solara is .85. However, it should be noted that the V6 Camry Solara's early 2004 Reliability Percentrank (based on only one year of data) is only .47, a disaster for a Toyota product, but very much above average for a Big Three product. 11The 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average is for the V6 Highlander. 12This 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average is for the V6 4Runner. 13The 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average is for the V8 Tundra. 14This 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average is for the V6 Tacoma. 15The Scion line's early 2004 Reliability Percentrank average (based on only one year of data) is .88. 16The Scion xA's early 2004 Reliability Percentrank (based on only one year of data) is .90. 17The Scion xB's early 2004 Reliability Percentrank (based on only one year of data) is .86. 18This 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average is that of the Echo, the Yaris' less refined predecessor. 19This 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average is for the 4-cylinder RAV4. 20Advisory: While the 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank of the Toyota Sienna is .83, the early 2004 Reliability Percentrank (based on only one year of data) is only .54 and that of the all-wheel-drive Toyota Sienna is even worse - .31, both surprisingly bad for Toyota (but excellent when compared with Big Three minivan Percentranks). T05 denotes a Consumer Reports 2005 Top Pick, T06 - a CR 2006 Top Pick, T07 - a CR 2007 Top Pick, T05 - a CR 2005 Top Pick in the Green Car category, T06 - a CR 2006 Top Pick in the Green Car category, T07 - a CR 2007 Top Pick in the Green Car category, T05A - a CR 2005 Top Pick alternate, T06A - a CR 2006 Top Pick alternate, and T07A - a CR 2007 Top Pick alternate. R05 denotes that Consumer Reports accorded the 2005 model its highest predicted short-term reliability, R06 - that CR accorded the 2006 model its highest predicted short-term reliability, R07 - that CR accorded the 2007 model its highest predicted short-term reliability, and R08 - that CR accorded the 2008 model its highest predicted short-term reliability. RV07 denotes a best model by CR's 2007 Reliability Verdicts. RA08 denotes a 2008 best model by CR's Reliability-Verdict history from the 5 most-recent model years. RIT denotes a top-ten model by the 2007 Reliability Index. CL07 denotes a Consumer Reports 2007 best bet "for the long run," i.e., a good candidate for a long distance runner. AL07 denotes a model with 5 or more listings on AOI's 300,000+ mile roster. The Toyota Tacoma pickup and its predecessor, the Toyota Pickup, have a pooled count. GT07 denotes that it is one of two current models that have reduced exhaust emissions sufficiently to receive a permit to use the car pool lanes on Arizona's freeways. (See "Cleaning Arizona Air: The Exclusive Three," Auto on Info, March 2007.) GD07 denotes that the model, or specified edition of the model, is on GreenerCars.com's top dozen green cars. GW07 denotes that the model, or specified edition of the model, is best in category on global warming performance, by the Union of Concerned Scientists, GS07 denotes best in category on smog performance, and GC07 denotes best in category on combined environmental performance. (See "By Yet Another Quality Measure, Toyota and Honda Are Best and GM and DaimlerChrysler - Worst: The UCS 2007 Environmental Report," Auto on Info, April 2007.) To view a table providing Toyota's models on Consumer Reports' list of 2007 models having the highest predicted short-term reliability, go to "By CR's Predicted Short-Term Reliability for Model Year 2007, Toyota and Honda Dominate Best and GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler Dominate Worst, per Detroit News Table," Auto on Info, November 2006. In November, Toyota Motor Corporation reported sales in the U.S. of 26,376 hybrid vehicles, up 85% over November 2006. The Toyota division had sales of 24,432 hybrids, up 91%, and the Lexus division had sales of 1,944 hybrids, up 29%.
The Toyota Motor Corporation models showing the largest sales gains in November 2007 over November 2006 were the Toyota Land Cruiser large sport-utility vehicle, up 117.7% to 614, the original hybrid Toyota Prius, up 109.0% to 16,737, the Toyota Camry hybrid family car, up 65.1% to 5,118, the Toyota Highlander hybrid midsize sport-utility vehicle, up 54.6% to 2,577, the Toyota Tundra large pickup truck, up 43.2% to 14,988, the Lexus GS 350, up 19.5% to 1,989, the Scion xB wagon, up 10.4% to 3,842, the Lexus GS 460/450h, up 10.2% to 216, the Toyota RAV4 small sport-utility vehicle, up 8.1% to 12,354, and the the Lexus IS 250/350, up 6.9% to 3,849.
Toyota's Hottest Sellers in November 2007 Toyota Land Cruiser Toyota Prius Toyota Camry hybrid Toyota Highlander hybrid Toyota Tundra Lexus GS 350 Scion xB Lexus GS 450h Toyota RAV4 Lexus IS 350 The above photos
