Toyota's Lexus division May 2009 Car Sales Down 46%, Trucks down 14.9%

[j***@hotmail.com]

Ouch!

Lexus passenger cars reported May sales of 8,477 units, a decrease of
46.0 percent from May 2008, but up 17.9 percent over the prior month.
Passenger car sales were led by the ES entry luxury sedan with May
sales of 4,125 units. The IS entry luxury sport sedan posted combined
sales of 2,913 units. The LS flagship luxury sedan recorded combined
sales of 830 units. The GS luxury sport sedan reported combined May
sales of 516 units.

Lexus Division light trucks recorded May sales of 8,445 units, down
14.9 percent from the year-ago month, but up 20.5 percent over April
2009. Lexus sales were led by the RX luxury utility vehicle, which
posted combined May sales of 7,462 units.

[j***@hotmail.com]

People are probably flocking to Audis. Even BMW held up quite well.
But these are traditionally very good values.

"When they shop for premium products they are buying brands that have
a history of value, dependability and enduring quality. This has
helped sales in our core 3 Series, 5 Series and X5 range." said Jim
O'Donnell, President of BMW of North America, LLC.

http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2009/06/02/464088.html

[DaveW]

Post by j***@hotmail.com
"When they shop for premium products they are buying brands that have
a history of value, dependability and enduring quality. This has
helped sales in our core 3 Series, 5 Series and X5 range." said Jim
O'Donnell, President of BMW of North America, LLC.

It's shocking to see that the President of BMW of North America has
good things to say about the product he's trying to sell.

In other news, Pepsi says it tastes better than Coke!

Keep us posted, john. This is fascinating stuff.


Btw, what do you drive, john?

[k***@hotmail.com]

Post by j***@hotmail.com
People are probably flocking to Audis. Even BMW held up quite well.
But these are traditionally very good values.
"When they shop for premium products they are buying brands that have
a history of value, dependability and enduring quality. This has
helped sales in our core 3 Series, 5 Series and X5 range." said Jim
O'Donnell, President of BMW of North America, LLC.
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2009/06/02/464088.html

I Thought John Was Driving A Kia. A 2002 Kia Spectra with 275,000 miles.