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Worldwide sales of Toyota Motor hybrids top 4M units; Prius family accounts for almost 72%

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Of these, the original Prius (liftback) accounts for 65.8% The expanded Prius family—Prius, Prius α/ v (138K), 81% in Japan; Prius Aqua/c (95.5K), 87% in Japan; and Prius PHV (7.3K), 64% in Japan—accounts for 71.8% In third place is the Rx 400h/Rx 450h, with 238.6 Click to enlarge.

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Toyota sells 100,000th hybrid in UK

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Fourteen years after the launch in the UK of the first-generation Prius, Toyota has sold its 100,000 th hybrid there. Sister brand Lexus is closing in on 50,000 UK sales, achieved since the debut there of the RX 400h in 2005.

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Cumulative sales of Toyota Motor hybrids top 2M units in Japan, 4.6M worldwide; 1.02M from Jan to Oct.

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million units, the Prius family accounts for 3.3 million Prius; 224,000 Prius α (Prius v); 259,700 Aqua (Prius c). of the global total—followed by the RX 400h/RX 450h with 256,600 units (5.6%). Sales of the Prius began in North America, Europe and other markets in 2000. Of the global 4.6

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Toyota Previews Generation III 2010 Prius Hybrid

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The 2010 Prius. Toyota also previewed the vehicle this weekend in Los Angeles via its “Prius Connection” program for select early adopters and enthusiast forum participants, attracting potential buyers from across the US and Canada. The 2010 Prius 1.8L The 2010 Prius features a new 1.8-liter Click to enlarge.

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Total Sales of Toyota and Lexus Hybrids Top 1M Mark in US

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Toyota launched of the Prius in late 1997 in the Japan market, and in the US in July 2000. The first-generation US Prius was a low-volume vehicle (12,000 produced annually). The second-generation Prius launched in the fall of 2003 as a 2004 model year. million Prius sold worldwide.

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US Hybrid Sales Down 45.5% in April

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In advance of the market introduction of the new 2010 Prius, Toyota Prius sales dropped 61.5% Sales of the RX 400h Hybrid were down 59.7% Year-to-date US sales of Toyota hybrids through April are down 51% to 49,660 units from 101,334 for the same period last year. in April to 8,385 units from 21,757. of Camry sales. of RX sales.

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US Hybrid Sales in February Drop 29%; Lower Decline Than General LDV Market

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Toyota posted 7,232 units of the Prius, down 33.6% The Rx 400h represented a bright spot, with sales up 30.8% New hybrid sales represented 2.3% of the new vehicle market, essentially flat with the January 2009 results. In February 2008, hybrids held 1.9% of the new vehicle sales for the month. by volume year-on-year. to 18,554 units.

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