Japanese automaker sales up, again

Toyota and Nissan bested U.S. manufacturers once again, with both boasting double-digit sales gains. Toyota said sales at its U.S. unit increased 10.2% in June to 245,739 vehicles from 223,018 a year earlier. Toyota brand sales grew 11% to 216,870 vehicles from 195,332, as passenger car sales grew to 145,696 vehicles from 133,611 vehicles. Lexus brand sales rose slightly to 28,869 vehicles from 27,686 a year earlier. Light truck sales in June climbed to 100,043 from 89,407, said a MarketWatch report. Nissan North America reported a June sales increase of 18.2% to 92,213 vehicles from 75,154 a year earlier. Total sales for the Nissan division rose 19.4% to 81,655 from 65,854, and sales for the Inifiniti division rose 9.3% to 10,558 from 9,300.

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