Toyota Starts Summer Clearance Sale A Month Early To Move Excess Inventory

Toyota Division will start its annual summer clearance sale in July instead of counting on its traditional August blowout.

Toyota Division General Manager Bob Carter said the decision had been planned for months because this year's July covers five weekends, including a three-day weekend over the Independence Day holiday. U.S. sales of the recall-tarnished brand rose 8 percent in June, while its share for the first half fell to 12.8 percent from 13.6 percent a year earlier.

Carter said Toyota will not increase its incentives from present levels, but the automaker will boost national, regional and retail advertising.
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Agent63 - 7/2/2010 11:56:59 AM

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Oh no, Toyota is worried that most people are still scared of the recalls!.

uaw_lax - 7/2/2010 12:13:04 PM

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Summer is just getting started!

Agent009 - 7/2/2010 12:23:10 PM

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Toyota happens to be in the news more because they are bigger...duh...

thetruth01 - 7/2/2010 1:55:26 PM

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Toyota is bigger than GM? Only internationally, not in the US. Last I checked, this is still a predominatley American site.

pepito66 - 7/2/2010 2:05:49 PM

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That's great "VICTIM WANTED" LOL LOL... their is a lot of people running right there for sure.

AgentOrange - 7/2/2010 7:25:10 PM

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Don't they move on their own?
I thought THAT was one of the problems..

acronis - 7/3/2010 6:19:20 AM

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Yeah, Autospies need to stop reporting the news. Just report the "Good Toyota" news! yeah.