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DECEMBER 21, 2012

From the sale of the first RX 400h in 2005 through to the end of November this year, Lexus has sold more than 506,000 of its hybrid vehicles. In 2005, 26,000 Lexus hybrids were sold; by 30 November this year the annual total was at 113,000. Today, hybrids account for about 25% of all Lexus sales. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2012

Sales of hybrid-electric vehicles in the UK have steadily risen over the past five years, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. From 2007 up to the end of the first quarter of this year, almost 100,000 hybrid vehicles have been sold in the UK; the market share of hybrids has almost doubled, from 0.7%

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Toyota will stage the world premiere of three hybrid concepts at the Frankfurt Motor Show: the Auris HSD full hybrid, the Prius plug-in hybrid concept, and the Lexus LF-Ch premium compact full hybrid concept. Production of Toyota’s first European-built full hybrid will kick-off at Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd (TMUK) in mid-2010.

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Concept Lexus Prius Hybrid 218

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MARCH 11, 2009

Total combined Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicle sales in the US have topped the one million mark, according to Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA. Overall, cumulative worldwide sales of Toyota and Lexus hybrids have exceeded 1.7 In April 2005, Lexus introduced the crossover RX 400h, the world’s first hybrid-powered luxury vehicle.

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HS 250h Lexus LS 600H GS 450h 150

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OCTOBER 14, 2014

Cumulative global sales of Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC) hybrid vehicles has exceeded the 7 million unit mark as of 30 September, reaching 7.053 million units. 3 Kluger Hybrid (for the Japanese market) production ceased in 2007. *4 TMC cumulative hybrid sales by year. Click to enlarge. Cumulative sales of all TMC hybrid models. *2

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Prius Toyota Sale Hybrid 246

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has cumulatively sold more than 2 million hybrid vehicles since the launch in 1997 in Japan of the Coaster Hybrid EV in August and the Prius in December. On May 31, 2007, the global cumulative sales of TMC’s hybrid vehicles had topped 1 million. Annual global sales of TMC hybrids. Click to enlarge.

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LS 600H GS 450h Toyota Global 186

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JUNE 3, 2015

Toyota Motor Corporation has reached an agreement with Ford Motor Company to explore collaboration with Livio, a Ford subsidiary acquired in 2013 ( earlier post ), for the implementation of SmartDeviceLink (SDL) technology in future Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The in-car app market is quickly evolving.

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