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Toyota conducting voluntary safety recall of some 2006 and 2007MY Highlander Hybrid and RX 400h vehicles

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TMS) will conduct a voluntary safety recall involving approximately 45,500 Highlander Hybrid and 36,700 Lexus RX 400h vehicles sold in the US. The Intelligent Power Module (IPM) located inside the Hybrid System Inverter contains a control board with transistors. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.

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Cumulative global sales of Lexus hybrids pass half-million mark

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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. The RX 400h, launched in 2005, was the world’s first production full hybrid luxury SUV. RX 400h/450h. Today, hybrids account for about 25% of all Lexus sales. Earlier post.).

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Toyota sells 100,000th hybrid in UK

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Sister brand Lexus is closing in on 50,000 UK sales, achieved since the debut there of the RX 400h in 2005. Sales of the hybrid-powered Auris are set to overtake those of gasoline and diesel versions combined and Yaris Hybrid is taking an increasingly large share of overall sales of the supermini.

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BAE Systems Delivers First Series Hybrid Propulsion Systems to Alexander Dennis Ltd.

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BAE Systems has delivered the first of the hybrid electric systems that will power 56 double-decker buses in Oxford and Manchester (UK) to bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL). Bus operator Stagecoach Group will take delivery of their buses commencing with Oxford first, followed by Manchester, in the summer of 2010.

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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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of the global total—followed by the RX 400h/RX 450h with 256,600 units (5.6%). million gallons US) worldwide compared to the amount used by gasoline-powered vehicles of similar size. Of the global 4.6 million units, the Prius family accounts for 3.3 million (71.5%): 2,804.9

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

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In third place is the Rx 400h/Rx 450h, with 238.6 As of April 30, 2012, TMC calculates that TMC hybrid vehicles, since 1997, have led to approximately 26 million fewer tons of CO 2 emissions than would have been emitted by gasoline-powered vehicles of similar size and driving performance. thousand units sold cumulatively, with 92.8%

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Lexus has sold more than 1M hybrids

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Lexus International announced it has sold more than 1 million hybrid vehicles worldwide since the RX 400h went on sale in April 2005. Following the debut of the RX 400h, the brand gradually expanded its hybrid line-up by launching the first luxury hybrid sedan, the GS 450h in 2006, and in 2007 the most powerful luxury hybrid sedan, LS 600h.

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