Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday said July sales increased 3.6 percent compared with a year ago, as Lexus experienced its first increase of the year.
The Japanese automaker reported U.S. light-vehicle sales of 222,057 units last month: 193,148 Toyotas, 28,902 Lexus vehicles and seven models of the phased-out Scion brand. The Toyota and Lexus brands recorded 3.6 percent increases, with light-duty truck deliveries overcoming weakness in cars.
The Toyota brand’s gains last month came on record sales of its RAV4 compact crossover, which jumped 31 percent to 41,804 vehicles, and sales of the Highlander large crossover, which increased 25 percent to set a new July record of more than 19,000 vehicles.
