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Junkyard Find: 2012 Hyundai Equus

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When the first Hyundai Excels appeared on American streets as 1986 models, bearing shockingly cheap price tags, did anyone imagine that someday there would be a big, ostentatious Hyundai luxury sedan with serious V8 power available here? The Hyundai Genesis showed up here as a 2009 model and sold quite well. Not many were sold, though.

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Toyota Global Cumulative Hybrid Sales Top 2M

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As of 31 August 2009, cumulative sales of TMC hybrid passenger vehicles reached 2,014 thousand units and sales of commercial hybrid vehicles reached 2.7 The news also coincided with Toyota Motor Europe’s (TME) report that cumulative hybrid sales in Europe have topped the 200,000 mark, with 50% of sales recorded in the last 24 months.

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Toyota release 2009 sustainability report

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Japanese car giant Toyota has released its 2009 sustainability report as it looks to reduce the impact it has on the environment. The report covering April 2008 – March 2009 shows that the company is achieving year-on-year reductions in CO2 emissions and step up its use of green energy. Tags: Toyota. g/km to 145.3

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US hybrid sales rise in December – but what about the calendar year?

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There was more good news for manufacturers of hybrid vehicles as reported sales leapt by 42 per cent in December 2009 compared to the previous year. Sales reached 25,167 units during the month thanks in part to the fact that December 2009 had 28 selling days compared to 26 in the prior year. The figures do [.].

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Hybrid car sales soar in November

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Great news for hybrid cars, as reported US sales of the vehicles leapt by 21 per cent year on year in November 2009 to 20,003 units. Even though overall light duty vehicle sales were generally flat for the month, according to figures from Autodata, reported hybrid sales increased to now represent 2.7 per cent of the [.].

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Toyota sets hybrid car target

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Reports in The Nikkei suggest that Toyota Motor Corporation hopes to double its global production of hybrid vehicles from its 2009 level to one million units [.]. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Toyota Lexus HS250h Toyota hybrid car target Toyota hybrid cars Toyota hybrids Toyota Prius Toyota SAI.

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Toyota hybrid sales top two million

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Hybrid cars are gradually developing from a niche alternative to a mainstream solution and now their impact has been reaffirmed with the news that the Toyota Motor Corporation has cumulatively sold more than two million hybrid vehicles since the 1997 launch of the Coaster Hybrid EV and the Prius. Then comes the Lexus RX400h/450h, with 7.3

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