Toyota's Lexus Division Jan 2009 Car Sales Down 37.7%

[j***@hotmail.com]

Lexus Division

Lexus passenger cars reported January sales of 7,246 units, a decrease
of 37.7 percent from January 2008. Passenger car sales were led by the
ES entry luxury sedan with January sales of 2,971 units. The IS entry
luxury sport sedan reported combined sales of 2,400 units. The LS
flagship luxury sedan reported combined sales of 904 units. The GS
luxury sport sedan reported combined January sales of 898 units.

Lexus Division light trucks recorded January sales of 7,476 units,
down 21.2 percent from the year-ago month. Lexus sales were led by the
RX luxury utility vehicle, which posted combined January sales of
6,520 units. The RX 400h hybrid luxury utility vehicle reported sales
of 1,556 units for the month.

[DaveW]

On Wed, 4 Feb 2009 20:20:14 -0800 (PST), ***@hotmail.com wrote:

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Do you think this is due to your postings here, john? And are you
aware that those sales figures for January are actually *better* than
most manufacturers?

Are you still too embarrassed to tell us what you drive, john?

[Anonymous]

Yes, the "what does John drive" saga continues....

Post by DaveW
<snip>
Do you think this is due to your postings here, john? And are you
aware that those sales figures for January are actually *better* than
most manufacturers?
Are you still too embarrassed to tell us what you drive, john?

[Elder]

In article <***@4ax.com>, ***@oohay.com
says...

Post by DaveW
Do you think this is due to your postings here, john? And are you
aware that those sales figures for January are actually *better* than
most manufacturers?

Well, at least they sold enough to be worth reporting.
I can think of several manufacturers who this does not apply.