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Worldwide Prius Cumulative Sales Top 2M Mark; Toyota Reportedly Plans Two New Prius Variants for the US By End of 2012

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Annual worldwide sales of the Prius to September 2010. Worldwide cumulative sales of the Toyota Prius have passed the 2-million mark, with approximately 2,012,000 units sold as of the end of September, according to Toyota. In 2007, sales in Japan represented 21% of all Prius sales worldwide and in 2008, 26%.

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Electric car sales slump in UK

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Anyone who thought that electric cars were ready to take over on the UK’s roads needs to think again, with new sales figures revealing that their popularity has slumped. According to The Guardian, sales of new electric cars in the UK dropped by 90 per cent from their peak of 397 units in 2007, to [.].

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Chevrolet boosted by four cylinder model sales

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There has been a distinct turning of the tide for Chevrolet model sales in the US. In 2007, four cylinder models only represented 23 per cent of the company’s sales – less than both V6 and V8 models. However, this year the number has increased to 46 per cent with fuel efficient models seen as [.].

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Petrol sales fall 20% in five years

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Figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, seen by the AA, show that in 2007, fuel stations sold 22.9 Green credentials diesel fuel petrol' Forecourts in the UK are dispensing 3.5 billion fewer litres of fuel than five years ago, according to new research by the AA. billion litres of petrol.

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Toyota hybrids top one million mark

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Well now sales have topped the one million mark – and that’s just on its home turf of Japan. Cumulative sales of Toyota hybrids worldwide have actually reached 2.68million units although sales have declined from their peak in 2007 of 347,500 units outside Japan. However, [.].

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UK Manufacturer Axon Automotive Unveils Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

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is the only UK owned car company making a plug-in hybrid EV and is funded by the UK Technology Strategy Board and private investment. The first cars will be on sale in 2011 with full production in 2012. The Axon 8080 gasoline city car was released at the 2008 Eden Car Show. Axon Automotive Ltd.

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Scrappage scheme boosts August car sales

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The car scrappage scheme continues to boost car registrations as sales rose 6.0 The second successive month of growth within the motor industry, August’s sales of 67,006 vehicles build on the 2.4 Despite growth, the 2009 August market was still over 10,500 units below the 2007 outturn and 15.0 per cent and 10.1