Toyota Canada finishes summer with 24.9% year over year gain in August

25.3% year-to-date growth

Camry #1 in intermediate segment year-to-date 

Record Hybrid sales

 

TORONTO, ON – September 4, 2012 – Toyota Canada Inc.’s strong summer sales continued in August, as all-new vehicles and refreshed designs drove all three brands to establish best-ever August records for a number of models and segments.

 

Toyota Canada reported sales of 17,556 Toyota, Lexus and Scion passenger cars, SUVs and trucks in August – up 25.3% from the same month in 2011. This included a new August record for trucks across all brands, up 42.4% to 8,164 (4^th straight month of record sales) and strong sales of smaller vehicles such as the Toyota RAV4 and Scion models. 

 

Canadians continued to embrace Toyota's proven hybrid vehicles in record numbers – making a significant contribution to the segments in which Toyota offers a hybrid option.