Toyota’s sales in the American market increased 12 percent in April
Published Wednesday, 02 May, 2012 by Sam Lancaster. Categories: News.
, and its market share climbed to 15 percent, the highest point in 17 months.
Over all, industry sales rose 2 percent.
Toyota more than doubled sales of its Prius hybrid from a year ago, when prices surged and availability plunged after the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan. It came within about 1,600 units of outselling the Ford Motor Company, whose sales fell 5 percent.
General Motors had a down month as well, with sales falling 8 percent and its market share dipping to 18 percent from 20.1 percent in April 2011. Having spent the last two years…