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Prius Top-Seller Again in Japan in July; Up Almost 4x Year-on-Year

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For the first seven months of the year, Prius sales in Japan total 79,122 units. The Honda Fit is still the volume leader from January-July, with 82,592 units total. The Fit was a distant second to Prius in July, with 17,003 units sold, followed by the Toyota Vitz (12,366 units) and the Honda Insight (10,210 units).

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UMTRI study finds US and China could turnover more than 90% of LDV fleet to alternative powertrains by 2050 under very aggressive penetration scenarios

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The circles represent the year in which new vehicle sales equal 100% alternative powertrains/fuel. policy, the current growth of alternative powertrains/fuels, and the recent sales growth to estimate the continued growth of alternative powertrains/fuels in new vehicles until. Source: Belzowski and McManus. Click to enlarge.

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Prius tops the sales chart again

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The success story that is the new Toyota Prius continued into July as it once again topped the sales charts in Japan. It now takes it total domestic sales figures for the year to date to 79,122 units. Its nearest competitor is the Honda Fit, which is still the overall volume leader for January-July with 82,592 units sold.

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Polk forecasts global new vehicle auto sales to reach 77.7M in 2012, up 6.7%; expects China sales to grow 16% while US sales recovery slows

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Global automotive market intelligence firm Polk forecasts worldwide new vehicle sales in 2012 will rise 6.7% Polk expects China to make the largest contribution to global sales growth for new vehicles, with an anticipated 16% increase over 2011. Polk expects light-duty vehicle sales in the US to grow at a moderate pace, with a 7.3%

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Can green cars solve automotive crisis? The Green Piece

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Part of the swing in culture has been a downturn in new car sales. Honda too has pinned its recovery hopes on green cars, pushing both hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell technology.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

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Scrappage schemes. The impact of the Clean Vehicle Discount can be seen in light vehicle sales. per cent of sales. Mainstream brands like Honda, GM, Volvo, VW Group, Ford (Europe) have committed to going all EV, and recently Toyota announced a strong move in this direction also. Plug-in sales in September 2021 were 21.7

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