Toyota US Sales In Dec. Down 1.7% - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc., a division of Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Friday said its US vehicle sales in December decreased 1.7 percent from a year ago to 190,843 units.

On a daily selling rate basis, Toyota sales rose 2.2 percent. The month had 25 selling days against 26 days last year. "The auto industry was a consistent bright spot in the economic recovery throughout 2013," said Bill Fay, Toyota division group vice president and general manager. "We expect the economy will continue to gain strength in 2014, with car sales rising to pre-recession levels."

Meanwhile, Toyota's full year sales grew 7.4 percent to 2,236,042 vehicles.