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Toyota Shows Surfrider Camry Hybrid CNG, Two Modified Prius Hybrids at SEMA

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Surfrider Camry CNG Hybrid. Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA has partnered with the Surfrider Foundation to create a specially modified Camry Hybrid fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG). The CNG system in the Surfrider Camry hybrid was built by Metal Crafters of Fountain Valley, Calif.;

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Prius Family April sales accounted for 15.7% of Toyota Division US sales, 83.5% of its hybrid sales

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The Toyota Division’s strong April sales performance in the US (160,493 units for 13.1% increase on a volume basis compared to April 2011) was helped in large part by the release of its latest hybrid products. Toyota Division posted total sales of 30,126 hybrids for the month; the Prius Family thus represented 83.5%

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Toyota Launches Sales of Prius and Camry Hybrid in South Korea

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Toyota Motor has begun sales of Toyota-brand vehicles in South Korea at five new dealerships, including three in Seoul, established by TMC’s local distributor Toyota Motor Korea Co., Now available are the third-generation Prius gasoline-electric hybrid midsize vehicle, the Camry and Camry Hybrid midsize sedans and the RAV4 crossover SUV.

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Toyota cumulative global hybrid sales pass 5M, nearly 2M in US

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Cumulative global sales of TMC hybrid models as of 31 March 2013. Cumulative global sales of Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC’s) hybrid vehicles—including plug-in hybrids— topped the 5 million unit mark as of 31 March 2013, reaching 5.125 million units. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Toyota holds line-off ceremony for Prius in Thailand

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(TMT) held a line-off ceremony today at its Gateway Plant in Chachoengsao Province to mark the start of production of the Prius. The plant is to produce approximately 12,000 units annually, with sales to begin on 30 November 30, priced from 1,190,000 to 1,270,000 baht (US$39,400 to US$42,000).

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Toyota’s hybrid sales in Europe reach one million units

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Toyota has hit the millionth sale milestone for its hybrids in Europe with the delivery of an Auris hybrid to a driver in Germany. Hybrid sales already account for 23% of Toyota Motor Europe’s (TME’s) total sales year-to-date. Two-thirds of the hybrid sales in Europe are made in Europe.

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Toyota begins production of current model Prius in China

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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. Sales of the vehicle will begin in early 2012. in Guangdong Province began production of the Camry Hybrid sedan.

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