TORONTO, /CNW/ - Summer weather drew more Lexus Guests and Toyota Customers to Dealers across Canada in August, setting new August sales records for a number of quality-built, fuel-efficient and versatile Toyota and Lexus luxury vehicles.
Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) sold 18,239 Toyota and Lexus cars, SUVs and trucks in August (down 21.3% from August 2008).
- Toyota sales of 16,707 (down 24.1%) included a new best-August ever record for Toyota trucks, at 6,257 (up 22.2%).
- Lexus record sales of 1,532 luxury models (up 31.3%) established its best August on record. This included 932 Lexus luxury SUVs (up 48.6%)
- setting a new best-ever monthly sales record.
- Hybrid sales, at 1,182 (up 27.1%) accounted approximately 6.5% of all models sold across the Toyota and Lexus lineup.
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