The 2026 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, designed and assembled at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada’s Woodstock, Ontario, plant, posted its best-ever monthly sales for the second consecutive month in May 2026, surging 113.3% compared with May 2025. The model, now available exclusively as a hybrid or plug-in hybrid in its all-new 2026 generation, exemplifies Toyota’s winning electrification strategy in Canada. On the safety front, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded its TOP SAFETY PICK+ distinction — the highest safety recognition in North American crash testing — to the 2026 Toyota Prius and the 2026 Hyundai Palisade, marking them among the safest vehicles tested this year. For collision repair shops, these distinctions highlight the growing importance of ADAS systems in repair procedures and underscore the ongoing need to invest in calibration equipment and technician training to service these increasingly complex vehicles.

Picture and text credit : media.toyota.ca / IIHS — juin 2026