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Toyota to try to double sales in China by 2015; leveraging local subsidies for hybrids

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At a conference in Chengdu, China, Toyota Toyota Motor Executive Vice President Atsushi said that the company is targeting selling 1.5 last year, according to research firm LMC Automotive.Its comeback strategy makes use of its strength in hybrid cars. Toyota’s Camry hybrid qualifies. million to 1.8 in 2008 to 6.8%

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Guangzhou Toyota To Begin Production of Hybrid Camry in 2010

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Guangzhou Toyota will begin production of the Camry Hybrid in China in 2010. Toyota introduced the Camry Hybrid to the China market at the 2009 Shanghai auto show earlier this year. For 2009, the company expects sales of the 2.4-liter increase over 2009 sales. increase over 2009 sales. class of cars.

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Tesla Autopilot video, 2018 Camry Hybrid, electric-car prices, Model 3 numbers: Today's Car News

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Today, we've got a pair of Tesla stories, a lot about the new 2018 Toyota Camry lineup (hybrid included), and some good news about electric-car prices. How many Tesla Model 3s do you think the company can deliver by December 31? All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Ford Hybrid Sales Go Gangbusters Despite Mileage Concerns

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Ford may yet have to account for discrepancies between real-world mileage and EPA ratings on its hybrids, but any issues certainly aren't harming its sales. The company reports that the C-Max hybrid has become the fastest-selling hybrid ever, with 8,030 units sold in its first two months on sale.

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2018 Camry Hybrid, Mercedes electric plans, rotary range extender, Best Car To Buy: The Week in Reverse

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What company teased us with the possibility of 6-minute electric-car recharging? Which vehicles made it into the finalists for our Best Car To Buy 2018 award, and which didn't? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, October 20, 2017.

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Toyota's Green Autumn: 2012 Yaris, New Camry Hybrid, Prius V Wagon

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While Toyota is still struggling to get itself entirely back to normal after the devastating March 11 earthquake and resulting tsunami, the company has a number of new green cars coming along this autumn.

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Toyota begins production of current model Prius in China

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a joint vehicle-production company. established with China FAW Group Corporation in China’s Sichuan Province, has begun production of the third-generation Prius”gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle at its Changchun Plant. in Guangdong Province began production of the Camry Hybrid sedan. Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor Co.,

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