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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-motor-north-america-reports-march-first-quarter-2024-u-s-sales/

PLANO, Texas (April 2, 2024) โ€“ Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today reported March 2024 U.S. sales of 214,894 vehicles, up 21.8 percent on a volume and daily selling rate (DSR) basis versus March 2023. Sales of electrified vehicles for the month totaled 78,157, representing 36.4 percent of total sales volume.


https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-new-vehicles-sales-set-rise-march-report-shows-2024-03-21/

US new vehicles sales set to rise in March, report shows

Ummmmm.... no. Everyone else is actually doing quite good. Overall sales are up. Its just EV specifically that are doing bad. But even PHEVs and Hybrids are seeing record growth and record sales in USA, so there's still a substantial environmental / economic car drive right now.