Toyota NUMBER ONE IN LIFT TRUCK SALES FOR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

Toyota Industrial Equipment, a division of Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) is pleased to announce that Toyota again tops the leader board as the world's largest lift truck supplier according to 2005 revenue reports. With global sales revenue of more than US$5 billion, this is the fourth consecutive year Toyota has been ranked the largest supplier of lift trucks as reported by Modern Materials Handling.

According to the World Industrial Truck Statistics, growth in the worldwide lift truck market slowed to a moderate level in 2005. Toyota enjoyed a 3.7 percent increase in 2005, continuing to catapult itself ahead of other industry players.

"Toyota's ability to continue to post sales gains and retain the number one position in Canada and globally is due to our strong dealer support and Toyota's production of the material handling industry's most technologically advanced lift trucks" said Rob Reinders, Director, Toyota Canada Industrial Equipment Division.

This award comes on the heels of FORTUNE magazine naming Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) to its top 50 list of the World's Most Admired Companies. TICO achieved an additional honour, earning the number one spot in the motor vehicle parts industry ranking, moving up from last year's number two position.