{"id":15474,"date":"2025-02-08T10:10:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T10:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/08\/this-toyota-brand-is-disappearing-from-driveways-in-ontario-its-not-the-only-one\/"},"modified":"2025-02-08T10:10:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T10:10:51","slug":"this-toyota-brand-is-disappearing-from-driveways-in-ontario-its-not-the-only-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/08\/this-toyota-brand-is-disappearing-from-driveways-in-ontario-its-not-the-only-one\/","title":{"rendered":"This Toyota brand is disappearing from driveways in Ontario. It\u2019s not the only one"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A man was watching TV in Guelph, Ont., around 4 a.m. on Thursday morning when police say he heard a noise outside of his home.<\/p>\n

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He went outside to see what was going on and found that someone was driving off with his Toyota Tundra.<\/p>\n

The man was not alone in his loss. Ten Tundras have been stolen in Guelph since Nov. 1 while thieves have also taken a crack at stealing eight others, according to local police.<\/p>\n

Police services in southern Ontario are reporting similar crimes. Waterloo Region said there have been 12 thefts and attempted thefts of Tundras while Barrie reported 10 thefts since Jan. 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are certainly trends that come and go, and criminals might target certain vehicles just because they have a market for them,\u201d said Amanda Dean, vice-president of Ontario and Atlantic for the Insurance Bureau of Canada.<\/p>\n

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But both police and the insurance industry representatives say the Tundras are not alone in being targeted by thieves.<\/p>\n

A couple of Tundras have gone missing in the New Tecumseth area over the past month while between Jan. 23 and Jan. 28, four trucks went missing, including a Tundra, two Dodge Rams and a Ford F-150 Raptor.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not necessarily specific to Tundras,\u201d said Nottawasaga OPP Const. McKayla Cotey. \u201cNew luxury vehicles are being targeted as they can provide higher rates of profit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cotey also said more common vehicles are being stolen, as well,\u00a0 as they may be resold or used in the commission of other crimes. But Dean figures that a large portion of the vehicles are headed out of the country.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe vast majority are being sent to overseas markets and resold or used in whatever manner,\u201d she said. \u201cThere is a portion of vehicles that do stay within the province and within the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00c9quit\u00e9 Association, a national organization focused on insurance crime and fraud, publishes an annual list of the most-stolen cars in Canada. In 2023, it reported the 2021 Toyota Highlander was the most stolen vehicle, with 3,414 reported thefts.<\/p>\n

The Dodge Ram was second on the list with a\u00a0 reported 3,078 vehicles. Rounding out the top five were the Lexus RX series, the Honda CR-V and the Toyota Rav-4.<\/p>\n

The prominence of Toyotas on the list is similar to what police are seeing in Guelph.<\/p>\n

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