Toyota up 50% in the first two months

Toyota Romania, the importer of the Toyota and Lexus brands on the domestic market, the latter of which is the Japanese carmaker’s luxury brand, posted an almost 45% sales increase in February, and reached a total of 873 units (856 Toyota models, and 17 Lexus). The cumulated sales of Toyota Romania for the first two months reached 1,672 units, an increase of 50% against the same time last year. The best-selling models were Avensis, Yaris and Corolla. Toyota Romania sales reached 10,301 units in 2007, an increase of almost 70% on 2006. According to previous statements from Mihai Bordeanu, Toyota Romania’s marketing manager, the company’s sales on the domestic market are expected to increase by more than 30% this year, by 3,200 units on last year. More than 82% of the units sold this year were expected to be models from the carmaker’s main segments – Aygo, Yaris, Auris, Corolla and Avensis, whose sales are forecast to go up by 40-50%, Bordeanu added.