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Worldwide sales of Toyota Motor hybrids top 4M units; Prius family accounts for almost 72%

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Cumulative worldwide sales of TMC hybrids. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced that global cumulative sales of its hybrid vehicles—passenger car and commercial—topped the 4-million unit mark as of 30 April. The company reached the 3-million mark with its hybrids in February 2011. Click to enlarge.

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Toyota Crown Prime PHEV: Might range, performance top RAV4 Prime?

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A Toyota Crown Prime plug-in hybrid could be in the works to complement the Prius Prime and RAV4 Prime, according to a recent Motor Trend report. The Crown returns to the United States for the first time since the 1970s as a replacement for the Toyota Avalon, and with an all-hybrid powertrain lineup.

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Gas prices spur demand for high-mpg vehicles, amid short supplies

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A recent search of inventory listings on Cars.com showed just 472 new Toyota Prius hybrids available in the entire United States. Of that total, just 28 were the entry-level Prius L.

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Toyota recalling about 701,000 Gen 3 Prius vehicles in US over software issue in inverter assembly

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is advising the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of plans to conduct voluntary safety recalls of approximately 701,000 Model Year 2010-2014 Prius vehicles to update the motor/generator control ECU and hybrid control ECU software. Hybrids Power Electronics Safety' Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.,

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Enterprise, Toyota and Yahoo! adding Prius plug-in hybrid demo unit to WeCar program

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is adding a Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid demonstration vehicle (PHV) to the WeCar program for Yahoo! Toyota is delivering more than 160 Prius PHV vehicles across the United States as part of a demonstration program. Enterprise Rent-A-Car, through a partnership with Toyota and Yahoo!,

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Toyota sells One-Millionth Prius in the US

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announced the one-millionth sale of the Toyota Prius in the United States. Since the Prius went on sale eleven years ago not a year has gone by when it hasn’t been the number one selling hybrid vehicle in the US. Toyota Motor Sales (TMS),USA, Inc., billion in fuel costs, and 12.4 million tons of CO 2 emissions.

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Toyota announces voluntary safety recalls of approx. 670K Prius vehicles in US

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TMS), will conduct two safety recalls involving some MY 2004—2009 Prius vehicles; approximately 670,000 Prius vehicles are being recalled in the United States to inspect and in some cases replace the steering intermediate extension shaft. Toyota dealers will replace the electric water pump for the hybrid system.

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