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Toyota's Lexus keeps luxury crown for 10th year in row

China Daily | Updated: 2010-01-07 08:03

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan: Toyota Motor Corp's Lexus posted a 22 percent surge in December US sales, finishing its 10th consecutive year in the top spot for luxury autos after fending off a challenge by Bayerische Motoren Werke AG.

Lexus sold 28,565 vehicles last month and 215,975 for the year, the Toyota City, Japan-based company said in a statement. BMW's namesake brand reported a December increase of 11 percent from a year earlier to 20,128 and an annual total of 196,502.

The Toyota division retained its title after falling behind BMW through July. The December gains for the brands capped a year in which sales slid 17 percent for Lexus and 21 percent for Munich-based BMW, as the US total for cars and light trucks tumbled 21 percent to 10.4 million, the fewest since 1982.

Toyota's Lexus keeps luxury crown for 10th year in row

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