Toyota Coroll and HiLux lead vehicle sales towards one million
4/11/2011
Two Toyota vehicles - Corolla and HiLux - were Australia's best sellers last month as total industry sales moved closer to one million for the year.
Corolla grabbed the top spot for the second consecutive month - its third victory this year - with almost 3,600 sales. It narrowly beat HiLux which recorded close to 3,500 deliveries, making the popular workhorse the best-selling Toyota so far this year. Toyota dealers have delivered in excess of 148,600 cars, SUVs and light-commercial vehicles so far this year - or more than 42,000 ahead of any other company.
Toyota's senior executive director sales and marketing David Buttner said Toyota's market-leading results were driving the automotive industry towards one million sales in 2011.
Mr Buttner said Toyota accounted for better than one out of every five sales last month as the industry posted its strongest October since 2007.
"October was the third month in a row where total industry sales were higher than the corresponding month of the previous year," Mr Buttner said.
"This trend augurs well for the final two months of the year and the likelihood of annual sales topping one million for only the fourth time," he said.
In October, local buyers made Camry Australia's best-selling mid-size car with more than 2,700 sales - five times higher than its nearest segment rival.
Other Toyota vehicles topping their segments in October were RAV4, LandCruiser 200 Series wagon and HiAce commuter bus.
Two Toyota vehicles - Corolla and HiLux - were Australia's best sellers last month as total industry sales moved closer to one million for the year.
Corolla grabbed the top spot for the second consecutive month - its third victory this year - with almost 3,600 sales. It narrowly beat HiLux which recorded close to 3,500 deliveries, making the popular workhorse the best-selling Toyota so far this year. Toyota dealers have delivered in excess of 148,600 cars, SUVs and light-commercial vehicles so far this year - or more than 42,000 ahead of any other company.
Toyota's senior executive director sales and marketing David Buttner said Toyota's market-leading results were driving the automotive industry towards one million sales in 2011.
Mr Buttner said Toyota accounted for better than one out of every five sales last month as the industry posted its strongest October since 2007.
"October was the third month in a row where total industry sales were higher than the corresponding month of the previous year," Mr Buttner said.
"This trend augurs well for the final two months of the year and the likelihood of annual sales topping one million for only the fourth time," he said.
In October, local buyers made Camry Australia's best-selling mid-size car with more than 2,700 sales - five times higher than its nearest segment rival.
Other Toyota vehicles topping their segments in October were RAV4, LandCruiser 200 Series wagon and HiAce commuter bus.
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