Toyota, Lexus End Tough Sales Year on High Notes “It was frightening,” Lexus executive Andrew Gilleland says of plummeting spring sales. Toyota Motor North America finished 2020 with sales of 2.1 million vehicles, a volume decrease of 11.3% from 2019.
Working at his desk on March 15 and going over dire sales numbers was a scary day at the office, recalls Andrew Gilleland, group vice president and general manager of Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus in the U.S.
“It was frightening,” he says, referring to the COVID-19-related plunge in vehicle deliveries that occurred industry-wide last spring. “Anyone who would say otherwise would be blasé.”
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No matter how many times you save the world, Mr. Incredible mused, it always manages to get back in jeopardy again. Sometimes I just want it to stay saved! You know, for a little bit? I feel like the maid; I just cleaned up this mess! Can we keep it clean for . for 10 minutes?
In the movies, it s kind of fun to see mayhem befall The Incredibles or other superheroes just to see how they get out of it.
In real life, it s sometimes exhausting: crisis after crisis, one on top of another.
Just as the world is seeing significant progress toward the eventual end of the COVID-19 pandemic with the public rollout of a vaccine in the U.K., European auto suppliers warn that a chip shortage projected to dent vehicle assembly in China in the first quarter will last well into the new year. Broader global impacts can t be ruled out.