Toyota U.S. December sales down 36.7% to 141,949 units
2:23p ET January 5, 2009 (MarketWatch) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. on Monday reported its U.S. December sales fell 36.7% to 141,949 units from 224,399 in December 2007. Car sales slid 34.8% to 79,259 while truck sales slumped 39% to 62,690. Toyota U.S. sales in 2008 totaled 2.22 million, down from 2.62 million vehicles in 2007.