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Toyota holds line-off ceremony for Prius in Thailand

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Toyota Motor Thailand Co., TMT) held a line-off ceremony today at its Gateway Plant in Chachoengsao Province to mark the start of production of the Prius. The Prius, launched in 1997, topped cumulative global sales of 2 million units at the end of September this year.

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Cumulative worldwide sales of Honda hybrids passes 1 million units

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announced that its cumulative worldwide sales of hybrid vehicles surpassed 1 million units as of the end of September 2012. Toyota hit the 1-million mark for cumulative global hybrid sales at the end of May 2007 ( earlier post ), and has since rocketed past 4 million cumulative units. History of Honda’s Hybrid Models.

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Toyota Prius production begins in Thailand

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The world’s most popular hybrid car has broken new ground after the Toyota Motor Thailand Company held a line-off ceremony at its Gateway Plant in Chachoengsao Province to mark the start of production. The Toyota Prius plant will produce around 12,000 units annually with sales expected to begin as early as today.

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More Delays For 2012 Toyota Prius Hybrid: Thai Floods Force Toyota To Slow Production

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The latest disaster to hit Asia this year may have centered on Thailand rather than Japan, but Japanese automaker Toyota has announced that production volumes of its 2012 Toyota Prius hybrid will be directly impacted as its supply chains suffer the effect of the worst floods to hit Thailand for 50 years.

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Toyota reveals huge Thailand expansion plans

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Last week we told you how Toyota would take production of its Prius hybrid car to Thailand (see article) and now we have news of further expansions in the country. According to the Nikkei, Toyota will increase production capacity to 600,000 vehicles a year by the middle of 2011 – that’s up 20 per cent [.].

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