August subcompact sales WAY up (not the Yaris, though)

[Yaris Hilton]

I think you're making too much of it. The Yaris comes from Japan, with a pretty long lead time between ordering and showing up on the lot. The Kanto Auto Works makes a bunch of other Toyota models. Who knows if they even build Yaris sedans all the time? Same for whoever builds the hatchbacks. They may just gear up to produce that model for a while, crank out a batch, then build something else. They've probably already switched over to 2010 model production. This is the time of year for selling off leftovers. The Cash for Clunkers buying surge caught all the manufacturers by surprise, and I heard some bitter complaints from U.S. brand dealers like Ford that they couldn't keep cars in stock. And of course Toyota dealers would rather sell a car they make more off of like a Corolla, Camry or Prius, anyway.