Toyota Canada Inc. Reports May Sales Results

• Twentieth straight monthly record for Lexus sales
• Seventeenth straight monthly record for TCI truck sales

TORONTO, ON., June 1, 2016 – Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) sold 22,158 Toyota, Scion and Lexus vehicles in May, down 0.7% compared to 2015. For the seventeenth straight month, a monthly record was set for TCI truck sales, with 11,938 units sold, up 6.9%.

Also of note, TCI hybrid sales were up 44.5% compared to last year, with 1,970 sold, led by Prius family sales of 871 units, up 26%. 

The Toyota division (including Scion) recorded May sales of 20,119 units, down 0.8% compared to 2015, including May records for the sales of Toyota trucks, with 10,547 sold, up 4.9%.

The Lexus division recorded its twentieth consecutive monthly sales record, with 2,039 Lexus luxury cars and SUVs sold in May, up 0.6% compared to last year.  Lexus luxury SUVs also achieved a record for the month of May with 1,391 sold, up 24.4%.

Additional May 2016 Highlights:

• Toyota RAV4, with 4,870 units sold, up 15% and a fourth straight monthly record;
• Toyota Tacoma 4X4, with 1,310 units sold, up 50.1% and a seventh straight monthly record; and,
• Lexus NX, with 623 units sold, up 47.6% and a fourth straight monthly record.

Please click here for full Toyota Canada Inc. May sales results.   

About Toyota Canada Inc.

Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles.  Toyota has sold over five million vehicles in Canada through a national network of 286 Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealerships.  Toyota is dedicated to bringing safety, quality, dependability and reliability in the vehicles Canadians drive and the service they receive.  TCI’s head office is located in Toronto, with regional offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Halifax and parts distribution centres in Toronto and Vancouver.  Toyota operates two manufacturing facilities in Canada. Having produced more than six million vehicles, popular Canadian models built at these facilities include Toyota RAV4, Toyota Corolla, Lexus RX 350 and RX 450h hybrid.

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