Toyota Motor Sales reports 4.8 per cent increase in March sales

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., reported March 2013 sales results of 205,342 units, an increase of 4.8 per cent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. Unadjusted for 27 selling days in March 2013 versus 28 in March 2012, TMS sales were up one per cent over the
year-ago month.

For the first quarter, TMS reported sales of 529,444 vehicles, an increase of 10.1 per cent over the same period in 2012 on a DSR basis. With 76 selling days in the first quarter of 2013 compared to 77 selling days in the first quarter of 2012, sales were up 8.7 per cent on an unadjusted raw volume basis.

"The auto industry continued its string of impressive monthly results, and at Toyota we had our best month since Cash for Clunkers in August of 2009," said Bob Carter, Senior Vice-President of Automotive Operations, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. "A strong first-quarter close and increased consumer confidence continue to position the auto industry as a leader in the economic recovery."

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