Toyota Prius Hybrid Sales Drive Asian Carmakers’ U.S. Gains
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Toyota Motor Corp.’s Prius hybrid was the third best-selling U.S. car line last month, helping Asian automakers post a 10 percent sales increase amid improving consumer demand for new vehicles.
Sales of Prius, now a four-model “family,” climbed 54 percent to a record 28,711 in March, trailing only Toyota’s Camry sedan and Nissan Motor Co.’s midsize Altima. Total Toyota deliveries rose 15 percent, Nissan sales increased 13 percent and Hyundai Motor Co. had a 13 percent gain. Honda Motor Co. sales fell 5 percent, the only drop among large Asian brands, based on figures separately released by the carmakers yesterday.