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had a 10.5% daily-selling-rate-based increase in September U.S. sales compared with year-ago, thanks to the redesigned Camry and continued clamoring for the RAV4 and Highlander CUVs.

In the first full month on the market for the '18 Camry, sales of the sedan grew 8.8% on a DSR basis. There were 26 selling days in September 2017 vs. 25 in September 2016.

Despite the Camry's 34,732-unit tally, the RAV4 comfortably bested it to be 's No.1-selling model in the month.

The RAV4 midsize CUV had another barnstormer of a month with 42,395 sold, a 44% volume hike from year-ago's 29,438 and a 38.5% DSR jump. While the tally fell shy of the 43,265 RAV4s sold in August, September marked the ninth consecutive month the RAV4 set a monthly record, Toyota says. WardsAuto data shows it also was the fifth month in a row the RAV4 has been the brand's best-seller.

In a conference call with media, Toyota Div. Vice President-Sales Operations David Christ says the automaker still is targeting 400,000 sales for this year.

He notes Toyota has seen nine straight months of record-setting results for the Highlander large CUV, as well. It had a 31.1% DSR increase last month on 20,359 units.

Total Toyota-brand light-truck sales rose 26.2% on a DSR basis in September, as the 4Runner (20.3%), Tacoma (10.4%), Tundra (12.9%) and Sequoia (1.3%) SUVs gained and the automaker sold 3,017 copies of its new C-HR compact CUV.

Year-to-date, 14,860 C-HRs have been sold, making it one of the lower-selling models in WardsAuto 's Small CUV segment this year. 's rival HR-V, for instance, sold 74,034 units through September.

As a group, Toyota cars had one of their lowest decreases in recent months, down just 2.5% on DSR although up 1.4% on a volume basis.

The relatively good performance was reflective of the weak year-ago volume against relatively modest September 2017 sales for the Yaris iA and Corolla iM hatchbacks. Both are former Scion models integrated into the Toyota brand in August 2016.

While Toyota saw a spike in sales (156.4%) of the Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car, the Prius hybrid suffered another monthly loss, down 28.4% in September. The Prius has not had a monthly increase since December 2015, WardsAuto data shows.

Lexus luxury-division sales posted a 2.4% DSR dip last month on 26,196 units sold.

The brand's cars continue to struggle to find buyers, with all models save for the LS large sedan, just redesigned for '18, falling below year-ago.

LS sales rose 20.4% on a DSR basis. Some 432 were sold vs. year-ago's 345.

The new Lexus LC sports car accounted for 249 units of Lexus' September tally. Lexus has sold 1,698 LCs in the year's first nine months.

Lexus utilities were up 8.6% on a DSR basis, as the GX, LX, NX and RX all posted gains. It was the NX and RX CUVs - Lexus' best-selling models - that had the smaller increases. The GX and LX rose 47.1% and 33.3%, respectively, on 3,035 and 535 sales.

Both Christ and Andrew Gilleland, vice president-sales operations for Lexus, foresee a strong fourth quarter, based on historical trends, year-end sales campaigns and a relatively good supply of in-demand light trucks.

At the end of last month, Christ says Toyota had a 46-day supply of vehicles in dealer stock, although he noted the light-truck inventory was a bit lighter than cars.

Lexus had a 38-day supply to end the month, with cars at 42 days and light trucks at 35. "We finally have gotten our SUV/passenger-car balance where we need it," Gilleland says.

Through September, Toyota stood at 1.831 million U.S. sales, a 0.5% increase from like-2016's 1.822 million.

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September U.S. Sales Rise for Toyota, Honda and Nissan

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had a 10.5% daily-selling-rate-based increase in September U.S. sales compared with year-ago, thanks to the redesigned Camry and continued clamoring for the RAV4 and Highlander CUVs. In the first full month on the market for the '18 Camry, sales of the sedan grew 8.8% on a DSR basis.

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Toyota Motor Corp. paced gains by automakers in U.S. car sales in September as demand surged because of Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts, helping the auto market expand for the first time this year.

Toyota posted a 15 percent jump last month and trailed only General Motors Co. in sales volume. Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. also posted sales that beat expectations while Hyundai Motor group's declined.

For all the destruction wrought by Harvey, the storm may have been a shot in the arm for an auto market that's been shrinking following record sales last year. While analysts had projected the industry would have its best annualized selling rate in six months, those estimates ended up being too conservative. Buyers will keep returning to Texas showrooms for months to replace waterlogged vehicles, giving a boost to light trucks including the Toyota RAV4 crossover, Ford F-Series pickups and Chevrolet Traverse sport utility vehicle.

"People headed right to the dealer as soon as the storm cleared," said Michelle Krebs, an analyst at car-shopping website Autotrader. "We expect this will go into October and possibly continue in November."

Toyota shares gained 0.4 percent in Tokyo as of 9:35 a.m., while the benchmark Topix index was little changed. Nissan rose 0.8 percent and Honda fell 0.2 percent.

Toyota's September gains were broad-based. The RAV4 compact SUV was the star with sales up 44 percent as a new Canadian assembly plant picked up speed. Sales of the flagship Camry also jumped, just three months after the Georgetown, Kentucky, assembly plant switched to a new generation of vehicle design and manufacturing methods. Toyota's light truck sales surged about 29 percent, as Tundra, Tacoma, Highlander and 4Runner all gained.

"Toyota may be a brand to watch as we head into Q4," said Akshay Anand, executive analyst for Kelley Blue Book.

September's industry sales rate climbed to 18.6 million, the fastest pace since July 2005, according to Autodata Corp. Last month's performance far surpassed the 17.4 million average estimate in a Bloomberg survey.

Toyota's Time

Japanese carmaker outsells Ford for third straight month in U.S., though GM still dominates

Source: Autodata Corp., company statements

September sales got a "significant and meaningful boost right away" from post-hurricane recovery efforts, especially in Texas, said David Christ, vice president of U.S. sales for the Toyota brand. The month's results set the stage for the third straight year in which industry-wide U.S. sales will top 17 million cars and trucks, he said.

Toyota's luxury Lexus brand fell behind Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz last month. The strong September showing helped keep Mercedes in the lead for full-year sales. Vying for the No. 2 spot are Lexus and BMW AG's namesake brand, which is only about 500 cars ahead of Lexus in year-to-date sales.

With its 9.5 percent increase in September sales, Nissan surprised analysts, who estimated a 8.7 percent decline. The bright spot for Nissan was a 47 percent increase for the Rogue compact SUV. The vehicle's sales benefited from increasing supplies of a smaller and cheaper variant called Rogue Sport.

Because of the hurricanes, Nissan's deliveries to rental companies and other fleet operators rose above the company's target of 15 percent, said Judy Wheeler, Nissan's vice president for U.S. sales. Most other automakers boosted fleet sales for the same reason, she said.

During the first half of 2017, the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance sold 5.27 million vehicles worldwide, narrowly outpacing Volkswagen AG and Toyota.
- With assistance by David Welch, Jamie Butters, Keith Naughton, and Anne Riley Moffat

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Toyota Paces U.S. Sales Gain on Post-Harvey Vehicle Demand

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Toyota Motor Corp. paced gains by automakers in U.S. car sales in September as demand surged because of Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts, helping the auto market expand for the first time this year. Toyota posted a 15 percent jump last month and trailed only General Motors Co. in sales volume.

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TRAVERSE CITY, MI - All the management planning, philosophy and strategy that goes into selling cars aside, retail consumers are the true drivers of the automotive business, 's U.S. sales chief contends.

Look no further than the seismic shift in the automotive market since 2012 as buyers drove a change in the industry's fundamental direction away from cars to CUVs, says Bob Carter, executive vice president-sales, Motor North America.

By filling the chasm between feature-laden passenger cars and utilitarian trucks and SUVs, the industry met consumer demand for a no-compromises vehicle with CUVs.

"They may not be listed on any of our company's organizational charts, but I passionately believe the true CEO of this industry is the consumer," Carter says. "Consumers are the driving force behind everything we do, and it's our responsibility to know consumers - and at times know them better than perhaps they know themselves - and create products which will appeal to them and improve their lives."

At Toyota, Carter says, that focus on the retail buyer is supported by a corporation that values and respects employees, some 72% of whom are pulling up stakes and following the automaker as it relocates its U.S. sales and marketing headquarters from Southern California to Plano, TX.

"The DNA of any company is not necessarily the products," Carter says, "The true DNA of any company is the people who create the products."

Toyota's relocation hardly is the only disrupting factor, Carter notes, as everything from tax policy to the new players in the automotive sector affect the business today. Again, consumer preference is driving the business.

"I'm sure some of you remember a time when the idea of buying a car through a computer while sitting on the couch at home was ludicrous, but that is our new reality," he says, as new players such as Uber, Apple, Google and Amazon jump into the market and alter the mobility landscape.

"While Amazon is not selling cars in the U.S. - yet - they are preparing to actually begin retailing cars in Europe," Carter warns. "Today, that's our new reality. Not only are OEMs forced to compete as peers, but as the competitive landscape evolves so does our competition."

Although the economy is running strong, continuing eight years of positive growth, Carter says federal corporate tax reform is necessary to keep the momentum going. He applauds the scrapping of a 20% border tax on imports.

Looking ahead, Carter expects the passenger-car market to stabilize while the industry settles into an annual sales level of about 16 million vehicles. He cites Toyota's $1.3 billion investment in the new Camry platform at the Georgetown, KY, plant as an example of the automaker's commitment to the midsize-car segment.

The automaker also sees a future in autonomous vehicles as evidenced by its $5 million investment announced this week in the American Center for Mobility connected and autonomous vehicle proving grounds under construction in Southeast Michigan.

"By accepting and adapting change, we can ultimately create better products for our consumers and form a more cohesive industry," Carter says.

bgritzinger@wardsauto.com @bobgritzinger

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Consumers Command Industry, Toyota Sales Chief Says

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TRAVERSE CITY, MI - All the management planning, philosophy and strategy that goes into selling cars aside, retail consumers are the true drivers of the automotive business, 's U.S. sales chief contends.