2009 Hybrid Insight Japan 
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 5, 2009
will begin selling the all-new Insight hybrid ( earlier post ) in Japan on Friday, 6 February, starting at ¥1,890,000 (~US$21,100). The Insight features a newly developed hybrid system including a 1.3-liter In Japan, the Insight hybrid is rated as delivering 26 km/L (61 mpg US, 3.8 mpg US, 3.3
Green Car Congress
MAY 11, 2009
Insight sales in Japan from launch. Honda’s Insight ( earlier post ) ranked as the best-selling car among all new vehicle registrations in Japan in April—excluding mini-vehicles with displacement of less than 660cc—with sales of 10,481 units, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association.
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JANUARY 10, 2010
The Toyota Prius was the top-selling passenger car (excluding mini-cars and imported cars) in Japan in 2009, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA). Top 10 sellers in Japan in 2009. In the US, the Prius sold 139,682 units in 2009.). Click to enlarge.
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OCTOBER 15, 2012
announced that its cumulative worldwide sales of hybrid vehicles surpassed 1 million units as of the end of September 2012. This milestone was reached 12 years and 11 months after the start of sales of the first generation Insight in Japan November 1999, which realized fuel economy of 35 km/liter (82.3 hybrid vehicle sales.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 19, 2009
Cumulative hybrid sales by model and region. Global sales of Honda hybrid vehicles reached 300,740 units on a cumulative basis at the end of January 2009. Honda first began hybrid sales in November 1999 with the introduction of its first-generation Insight in Japan. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 20, 2012
Honda Motor’s cumulative worldwide hybrid vehicle sales surpassed 800,000 units as of the end of December 2011—12 years and 2 months after the start of sales of the first generation Honda Insight in Japan November 1999. As of today, Honda sells seven hybrid models in approximately 50 countries around the world.
Green Car Congress
JULY 13, 2009
confirmed plans to begin sales in Japan of the CR-Z sporty hybrid model in February 2010 and Fit Hybrid before the end of 2010. The Fit was Japan’s top-selling model from January-June this year, with 65,589 units sold. 1 line at its Suzuka Factory, the production of Insight also began on Suzuka’s No.
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