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Cumulative global sales of Lexus hybrids pass half-million mark

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The LS 600h extended the range further in 2007, marking another first in being the first production car to use a full hybrid powertrain with a V8 engine. The HS 250h saloon was Lexus’s first hybrid-only model, launched in Japan and North America in 2009, since when sales have reached close to 56,000 units. RX 400h/450h.

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Audi Sets US Pricing for 2010 MY A3 TDI Clean Diesel; Arrives in Showrooms in Late November 2009

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Both the A3 TDI and Q7 TDI clean diesel vehicles share several common attributes that include Tier 2 Bin 5, CA LEV (50-state) clean diesel technology, 30% better fuel economy and a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas than gasoline engines of comparable size. The MSRPs do not include a delivery, processing and handling fee of $875. L/100 km (50.0

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