AutoOnInfo.net  February 2008 January's Hottest-Selling Vehicles by WSJ's Lot-Stay Time: Toyota Garners Half of the Best-Selling Automobiles of January 2008 By James B. Bleeker The Wall Street Journal reports that 7 of the 14 hottest-selling automobiles in the U.S. in January 2008 were motor vehicle models by Toyota Motor Corporation. These top 7 include 2 from the Toyota line - the Toyota Prius hatchback (with a lot stay time of 14 days) and the Toyota Highlander mid-size sport-utility vehicle (21 days) - and 5 from the Lexus line - the Lexus LX large sport-utility vehicle (8 days), the Lexus GX mid-size sport-utility vehicle (15 days), the Lexus ES sedan (23 days), the Lexus GS sedan (23 days), and the luxury flagship Lexus LS sedan (23 days). The following table depicts Toyota's hottest-selling models for January 2008, by the Wall Street Journal's lot-stay time, together with their several-to-numerous quality distinctions and their 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average, as well as links to Auto on Info reviews of the 2007 vintage, where available. Table I: Toyota Motor Corporation's January 2008 Hottest-Selling Motor Vehicle Models by WSJ's Lot-Stay Time, with Quality Distinctions, Reliability Percentrank Averages and Links to AutoOnInfo.net Reviews of the Model-Year 2007 Editions Divi-sion Vehicle Quality Distinctions 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank Average Toyota Division .88 The original Prius gas-electric hybrid CL07, T05, T06, T07, R05, R06, R07, R08, RA08, GB08, RV07, GT07, GD07, GW07, GS07, GC07 .91 The non-hybrid Highlander mid-size SUV CL07, R05, R06, R07, R08, GB08, GS07, 4-cyl.: GW07, 6-cyl.:  RA08, RV07, hybrid:  T06, T07 .993 The Highlander Hybrid mid-size SUV CL07, R05, R06, R07, R08, GB08, GS07, 4-cyl.: GW07, 6-cyl.:  RA08, RV07, hybrid:  T06, T07 N/A Lexus Division .91 The Lexus ES sedan CL07, T07A, R07, RV07, GB08, RIT .96 The Lexus LS sedan CL07, T05, R05, R06, R07, RA08, GB08, RV07, RIT .99 The Lexus GS sedan R06, 450h: R08, RA08, GB08 .972 The Lexus GX mid-size SUV GB08 .781 The Lexus LX large SUV R05, RA08 .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 2The 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average of the GS is .97 and that of the V6 rear-wheel-drive GS is .90. 3The 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank average is for the V6 Highlander. 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. GB08 denotes a CR 2008 Good Bet. 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. From the table, it may be seen that one or more versions of the Toyota Prius, the Toyota Highlander, the Lexus LS, the Lexus GS, and the Lexus LX are on the list of the Best of 2008 by Consumer Reports' Reliability-Verdict history for the 5 most-recent model years. The Toyota Prius has long been one of the hottest sellers. See "By WSJ's Lot-Stay Time, Made-in-Japan TMC Models Account for 7 of July's Hottest 10," AutoOnInfo.net, August 2006, "By WSJ's Lot-Stay Time, Made-in-Japan TMC Models Are Top 5 of Hottest 10," AutoOnInfo.net, January 2006, and "By WSJ's Lot Stay Time, Toyota Has 8 of Hottest 12," AutoOnInfo.net, August 2005. The one other Reliable Two model on WSJ's January 2008 Hot-Off-the-Lot list is the Honda CR-V small sport-utility vehicle. Its quality distinctions are numerous as well: a CR 2006 comfort-versatility-and-snow-traction Quick Pick, a CR 2007 All-Around-Competence Quick Pick, a 2007 CR Top Pick runner-up, a CR 2007 Long-Run Pick, a recipient of CR's 2007 highest rating for predicted short-term reliability, a recipient of CR's 2007 second-highest rating for predicted short-term ownership satisfaction, a recipient of CR's 2007 second-highest accident avoidance rating by road test performance, a recipient of CR's 2007 highest crash protection rating, a best motor vehicle model by CR's 2007 Reliability Verdicts, a CR 2008 Good Bet, and a top ten by the 2007 Reliability Index. With regard to the remaining hottest sellers, Nissan had one (the Nissan Rogue, a small SUV), Porsche had one (the Cayenne, a mid-size SUV), Mercedes-Benz had one, Audi had one, and GM had two, one of which (the Cadillac CTS) is on the list of the Worst of 2008, providing further evidence that while General Motors' managerial, engineering, and manufacturing personnel may have modest-to-negligible talent, its marketing folk are quite talented indeed, maybe talented enough to market arsenic as an aphrodisiac, at least to what remains of GM's customer base. Source for the January 2008 hottest sellers by WSJ's lot-stay time:  "Hot Off the Lot," February 2008, The Wall Street Journal, http://online.wsj.com Source for 1999-2003 Reliability Percentrank averages: Table I-MVRP   Related Articles February 2008: The January 2008 U.S. Automobile Sales Statistics: As Hyundai Clobbers GM in Quality, GM Clobbers Hyundai in Sales; Overall, the U.S. Consumer Trek to Quality and Out of Big Three Products Slows to the Leisurely Stroll of the Mid-1990s January 2008: The 2008 U.S. Auto Market Share Predictions: What Will Be the Pace of the U.S. Consumer Race to Quality? 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