(June 1, 2012) TORRANCE, Calif. — Toyota today reported sales of 202,973 units, an increase of 72.9 percent compared to May 2011 on a daily selling rate basis.  Unadjusted for 26 selling days in May 2012 versus 24 selling days in May 2011, sales were up 87.3 percent over the year-ago month on a raw volume basis.
 
The Toyota Division posted May total sales of 181,510 units, an increase of 74.4 percent over May 2011 on a DSR basis. Volume-wise, Toyota Division sales were up 88.9 percent over the year-ago month. The Lexus Division reported total sales of 21,463 units, up 61.0 percent over May 2011 on a DSR basis. Volume-wise, Lexus Division sales were up 74.4 compared to last year.
 
"We're grateful to our customers who have made Toyota the number one retail brand in America for the third consecutive month," said Bob Carter, Toyota Division group vice president and general manager, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.  "Our growth has been driven by the success of our new products, led by Camry and Prius family, part of the most aggressive product launch in our history.  With the much anticipated Scion FR-S on sale today and the continued recovery of the overall automotive market, we're confident our sales momentum will continue."
 
The all-new Camry and Camry Hybrid led passenger cars with combined monthly sales of 39,571 units, an increase of 94.0 percent year-over-year.  Corolla reported sales of 31,847 units, up 73.1 percent over the year-ago month.  The Prius family recorded May sales of 21,477 units, increasing 186.3 percent compared to the same period last year.

The ES entry luxury sedan led Lexus passenger car sales with sales of 2,937 units, an increase of 13.0 percent over the year-ago month.  The IS luxury sports sedan recorded an increase of 43.0 percent versus last May with sales of 2,656 units.  The all-new GS and GS Hybrid sports sedan posted combined sales of 1,996 units, up 502.1 percent over May 2011.  The CT 200h premium hybrid compact posted sales of 1,549 units, increasing 214.9 percent year-over-year.

Toyota posted May sales of 29,069 hybrid vehicles, an increase of 199.2 percent compared to the same period last year.