Toyota brand sales fell 1.6 percent in October to 165,644, despite an October record for the top-selling RAV4 and C-HR. Meanwhile, Lexus sales rose 1.9 percent to 23,143 on a jump in RX demand. Together, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. sales fell 1.2 percent.
Brands: Toyota down 1.6%; Lexus up 1.9%
Notable nameplates: Toyota RAV4 up 10%, C-HR up 5.9%, Prius up 5.9%, Tacoma down 3.9%, Tundra down 16%; Lexus ES down 15%, RX up 7.7%, NX up 2.1%
Incentives: $2,458 per vehicle, down 1.5% from a year earlier, ALG says.
Average transaction price: $32,768, up 0.6% from a year earlier, according to ALG.
Did you know? Toyota's hybrid sales rose 62 percent in October, while Lexus hybrid sales climbed 33 percent as both brands sold a combined 25,309 hybrids last month.
