For the sixth year in a row, Toyota remains the top provider of forklift in Australia.
The Japanese manufacturer of heavy machinery also retained its title as the number one provider or internal combustion counter balance forklifts, a record it has held for 28 years.
Toyota forklifts accounted for 32.4% of the market share in 2014, a 3.8% increase over the previous year. The company sold more than 4,450 forklifts in Australia last year, just over half of which were electric battery-operated vehicles.
Steve Takacs, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Toyota Material Handling Australia, said 2014 was a very good year for the company.
“The strong sales are pleasing to see, particularly as we start the new year in a strong financial position,” Takacs said in a company news release. “Our extensive national TMHA branch is growing. We recently opened five new branches, with more to follow in response to business growth. And we are recruiting additional technical and management staff.”
In 2015, the company will introduce a new line of Toyota 8-Series battery-electric sit down reach trucks, along with other new types of forklifts, according to Takacs.