2013/09/06

Canadian-built RAV4 records seventh straight record month of sales to lead Toyota Canada sales

TOYOTA CANADA - Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) sold 17,647 vehicles in August, up 0.5% versus 2012, with continued records in trucks and hybrids. An August record of 8,219 trucks were sold by TCI, up 0.7%. TCI also sold an August record of 1,426 hybrids, exceeding August 2012 sales by 1.9%.

Scion and Lexus also contributed to TCI’s number of August sales records. Lexus sold 1,570 vehicles, a 9.7% improvement over last year, while Scion sales of 578 cars surpassed last year’s record by 3.6%.

TOYOTA DIVISION HIGHLIGHTS FOR AUGUST 2013 (VS. 2012)

· Sales: 15,499

· Passenger car sales: 8,018
o Avalon sales: 94 (up 168.6%)
o Corolla sales: 3,955 (up 6.3%)
o Yaris Hatch sales: 702(up 8.8%)

· Truck sales: 7,481 (up 1.2%) :: new August record :: 4th straight month of record sales
o 4Runner sales: 276 (up 17.9%)
o Highlander sales: 613 (up 22.4%)
o Canadian-built RAV4 sales: 2,768 (up 0.5%) :: new August record :: 7th straight month of record sales
o Sequoia sales: 55 (up 66.7%)
o Sienna sales: 1,183 (up 6.1%)
o Tacoma 4X4 sales: 904 (up 12.2%) :: new August record :: 3rd straight month of record sales

· Hybrid sales: 1,180 (up 1.3%) :: new August record :: 2nd straight month of record sales
o Highlander Hybrid sales: 103 (up 30.4%) :: new August record
o Prius family sales: 834 (up 0.4%) :: new August record p
o Prius c sales: 321 (up 70.7%) :: new August record :: 2nd straight month of record sales

LEXUS DIVISION HIGHLIGHTS FOR AUGUST 2013 (VS. 2012)

· Sales: 1,570 (up 9.7%) :: new August record

· Luxury car sales: 832 (up 26.1%) :: new August record
o IS sales: 371 (up 204.1%) :: new August record
o IS C sales: 22 (up 37.5%)
o LS sales: 10 (up 11.1%)

· Luxury SUV sales: 738
o RX sales: 657 (up 1.2%)

· Luxury hybrid sales: 246 (up 4.7%)
o ES Hybrid sales: 74 (up 236.4%)
o GS Hybrid sales: 19 (up 171.4%) :: new August record :: 2nd straight month of record sales

SCION DIVISION HIGHLIGHTS FOR AUGUST 2013 (VS. 2012)

· Sales: 578 (up 3.6%) :: new August record
o tC sales: 219 (up 62.2%) :: new August record
o xB sales: 106 (up 14.0%)