Toyota Canada Reports Fourth Straight Month of Record Electrified Vehicle Sales, up 30.3% in October

TORONTO, ON – November 3, 2020 – Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) reported its fourth consecutive month of record electrified vehicle sales, up 30.3% with 4,558 units sold in October, and now representing 21.6% of its overall sales on the strength of rising demand for vehicles such as the Toyota Highlander Hybrid, RAV4 Hybrid, Camry Hybrid, Lexus UX, and Prius Prime Plug-In Hybrid.

TCI reported overall sales of 21,100 vehicles during the month, up 1.5% compared to the same period last year.

TCI truck sales reported its best month ever (15,867 units sold, up 3.7%), led by the RAV4 (6,924 units sold, up 9.1%), Highlander (1,551 units sold, up 13.5%) and Tacoma (1,970 units sold, up 82.7%), all with October records.

Additional October Highlights

• Toyota Tundra sales of 1,111 units, up 80.1%
   
• Toyota Camry sales of 1,020 units, up 41.1%
   
• Lexus UX sales of 287 units, up 47.9% (new October record)
   
• Lexus LX sales of 117 units, up 21.9% (new October record)
   

About Toyota Canada Inc.
Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Toyota has sold over five million vehicles in Canada through a national network of 287 Toyota and Lexus dealerships. Toyota is dedicated to bringing safety, quality, dependability and reliability to 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 nine million vehicles, popular Canadian models built at these facilities include Toyota RAV4, Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, Lexus RX 350 and RX 450h hybrid. Recent investments at its facilities in Ontario will allow for increased production of the top-selling Toyota RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid models.

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