Toyota Material Handling U.S.A. Acquires Industrial Equipment Division of Toyota Canada Inc.

Irvine, Calif.-based Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU) has completed the acquisition of the Industrial Equipment Division (IED) of Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI)., effective Oct.1, 2011. Toyota now offers 73 authorized Toyota Industrial Equipment dealers with a total of 224 dealership locations in the United States and Canada.

Rob Reinders, who previously served as TCI IED director, has been named TMHU Director of Canadian Operations.

For its Canadian dealers and customers, Toyota also launched a new website, www.Toyotaforklift.ca, which is hosted in both English and French and offers information about products and services specific to the Canadian market.

The sale of Landcruiser vehicles for use in Canadian mining operations remains with TCI.