Featured Toyota Canada Inc. Hybrid and Truck Sales Continue to Power Forward

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  1. Tideland Prius

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    TORONTO, ON, October 3, 2016 – Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) has reported another record month for hybrid vehicle and truck sales. Overall TCI sales were down slightly (0.5%) compared to last year, with a total of 19,233 Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles sold in September. The Toyota division (including Scion) logged sales of 17,056 units, down 0.7% compared to 2015, while the Lexus division saw total sales of 2,177 units, up 0.4 % compared to last year.


    Hybrid sales up 45.1%

    TCI hybrid vehicle sales set a new September record, up 45.1% year-over-year, with a total of 1,574 hybrid units sold. With the RAV4 hybrid leading the way, Toyota brand hybrid sales were up 48.0% compared to last year, with 1,388 vehicles sold. Hybrid vehicles represented 8.2% of TCI’s total sales for the month.



    Truck sales reach 21st straight monthly record

    TCI’s September truck sales set a new record for the 21st straight month, with a total of 11,412 trucks sold, up 5.3% compared to last year. Led by RAV4 and Highlander, it was the best ever September for Toyota brand trucks, with 9,903 units sold, up 5.7% compared to 2015. Led by the RX, Lexus brand trucks also topped the previous September high with 1,509 vehicles sold, up 3.0% compared to last year.



    Additional September 2016 highlights:

    • Toyota RAV4, with 4,789 units sold (up 15.0%, new September record)
    • Toyota Corolla, with 4,280 units sold (including first month’s sales of Corolla iM)
    • Toyota Highlander sales, with 1,080 units sold (up 16.8%, new September record)
    • Lexus RX, with 796 units sold (up 35.6%)


    Please click here for full Toyota Canada Inc. September sales results.
     
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    For the Prius Liftback:

    Sept 2015: 164
    Sept 2016: 258 (+54.5%)

    Jan-Sept 2015: 1278
    Jan-Sept 2016: 2118 (+65.7%)


    It seems to be doing well in Canada. Naturally, the RAV4 Hybrid has taken over the Camry Hybrid as the choice hybrid for Canadians.
     
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    Well done Toyota Canada. Maybe it will kick the UK and EU Toyota to 'get in gear.'

    Bob Wilson
     
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    It's more impressive when you realise that only one model of the Liftback is available across the country. The Touring and Technology trim levels are only available in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver (but of course you can special order them in if you're outside these metro areas or, literally, on the wrong side of the border e.g. Hamilton, Kitchener, Guelph etc)
     
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    Hey Bob, I'm really trying here but can't get the supply! :D
     
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    My nearby dealership seems in a very different hybrid mode, comparing to 2010 when we bought: bringing in just a few at a time, and they're spoken for. No more cruising the lot looking them over. :(
     
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    So... they are being sold?
     
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    Yeah, a guy in service said they're coming in and being sold, but a just-in-time thing, you request a car, I'd assume with a deposit. No truckloads of Prius sitting on the lot.

    This is Open Road in Pomo.
     
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    They don't wanna keep them in stock eh?

    My local dealer had a Hypersonic Red Touring as a showroom car but that didn't last long lol. The last time I went for service, they put a 2015 PiP instead.
     
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