Toyota Canada Inc. launches into 2012 with best January in history

18 % year-over-year increase for Toyota, Lexus and Scion  

 
TORONTO, Feb. 1, 2012 /CNW/ - Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) started the year off with a record-setting 10,660 sales in January.

 "We are proud to report TCI's best January in history, and we thank our customers. Our new 2012 models, including the Toyota Camry, Toyota Yaris Hatch, the all-new Prius v and the updated Tacoma, continue to be popular with Canadians," said Tony Wearing, Senior Managing Director, Toyota Canada Inc. "We're also looking forward to bringing Canadians 18 more new or refreshed vehicles in the coming months."

 Camry remains #1 for third straight month since launch

Toyota sales highlights for January 2012 (vs. January 2011)

• Total Toyota sales: 9,565 (up 17.2%)

• Toyota car sales: 4,965 (up 13.4%)

• Yaris Hatch sales: 476 (up 188.5%)
• Prius/Prius v sales: 263 (up 176.8%)
• Camry/Camry Hybrid sales: 1,007 (up 168.5%), leads intermediate sedan segment for third month in a row
• Toyota truck sales: 4,600 (up 21.6%) 
• RAV4 sales: 1,428 (up 34.5%)
• Venza sales: 791 (up 33.2%)
• Tacoma sales: 512 (up 22.8%)
• Sienna sales: 693 (up 18.7%)
• 4Runner sales: 234 (up 16.4%)
• Toyota hybrid sales: 501 (up 143.2%)