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Toyota’s hybrid sales in Europe reach one million units

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In August, Toyota Motor Corporation announced that Toyota and Lexus combined had sold more than eight million hybrid cars worldwide since the launch of the Toyota Prius in 1997.

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Hybrid market share in UK climbs to 1.3% in Q1 2012; Toyota and Lexus have >75%

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Toyota and Lexus are introducing four new hybrids to the UK market this year, including the Yaris Hybrid, the Prius+ seven-seat full hybrid, the Prius Plug-in, and the full hybrid GS 450h. Of that number of hybrids, 77,000 were Toyota or Lexus cars.

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Luxury Hybrid Sedan Face-Off: BMW 5 v Infiniti M v Lexus GS

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While Toyota's Prius dominates at the lower end of the hybrid market and is set to tighten its hold further with the Prius V and Prius C, Toyota subsiduary Lexus is set to field its GS 450h luxury hybrid sedan against the Infiniti M35h (a Green Car Reports best car to buy 2012 nominee) and BMW.

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

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They are Prius Liftback, Prius v, Prius c, Prius Plug-in, Camry Hybrid, Avalon Hybrid, Highlander Hybrid, Lexus CT 200h, ES 300h, GS 450h, LS 600h and RX 450h. TMC launched the Coaster Hybrid EV in August 1997 and launched the Prius in December of that year. For this, I am extremely grateful.

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Toyota Global Cumulative Hybrid Sales Top 2M

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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has cumulatively sold more than 2 million hybrid vehicles since the launch in 1997 in Japan of the Coaster Hybrid EV in August and the Prius in December. Cumulative sales of the Prius represent 71% of the global total, at slightly more than 1.4 Click to enlarge. thousand units, for a total of 2,016.9

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Total Sales of Toyota and Lexus Hybrids Top 1M Mark in US

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Toyota launched of the Prius in late 1997 in the Japan market, and in the US in July 2000. The first-generation US Prius was a low-volume vehicle (12,000 produced annually). The second-generation Prius launched in the fall of 2003 as a 2004 model year. million Prius sold worldwide.

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Reported US Sales of Hybrids Drop 31.2% in January; 2.3% New Vehicle Market Share

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The Prius posted 8,121 units in January, a 28.6% The GS 450h sold 41 units, down 35.9% of GS models sold. Total GS sales were down 39.3% 153 VUE Green Line hybrids, representing 5.3% Year-on-year sales of passenger cars dropped 36.3% to 315,863 units in January, while sales of light trucks dropped 37.8%

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