Lexus car sales down 16.6%, trucks down 27.9%; Mercedes Group up 12.9%

[j***@hotmail.com]

Looks like the dolled-up Camry is still a favorite (Lexus ES) but
still down -10.9%

Smaller cars are certainly doing much better these days. Smart clearly
boosted Mercedes Group (MB+Smart) sales (Mercedes brand was down
0.1%).



http://thepassionatepursuit.com/2008/07/01/lexus-usa-june-2008-sales-report/

Lexus Division

Lexus passenger cars reported June sales of 12,942 units, a
decrease of 16.6 percent from June 2007. Passenger car sales were led
by the ES 350 luxury sedan, with June sales of 5,726 units. The IS
entry luxury sport sedan reported combined sales of 4,324 units. The
LS flagship luxury sedan posted combined sales of 1,525 units for the
month. The GS luxury sport
sedan recorded combined June sales of 1,213 units.

Lexus Division light trucks reported June sales of 7,311 units,
down 27.9 percent versus the year-ago month. Lexus sales were led by
the RX luxury utility vehicle, posting combined June sales of 5,820
units. The RX 400h hybrid luxury utility vehicle reported sales of
1,330 units for the month. The all-new LX 570 luxury utility vehicle
posted monthly sales of 631 units, an increase of 230.2 percent over
the same period last year.

[DaveW]

On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 22:30:36 -0700 (PDT), ***@hotmail.com wrote:

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Schadenfreude is for the weak.