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Report: Toyota To Launch Lithium-Ion Prius Minivan Hybrid In Early 2011

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The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. will introduce a new Prius minivan equipped with Li-ion batteries early next year—the first of a coming rollout of hybrids equipped with Li-ion packs. A hybrid vehicle that Toyota plans to introduce around 2015 will also offer a choice between the two batteries.

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Report: Toyota Targeting Production of Approximately 1M Hybrids In 2011, About 2x 2009 Level

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The Nikkei reported that Toyota Motor Corp. Given that Toyota now produces about 90% of its hybrids at home, global output of such vehicles is expected to surpass 1 million in 2011 when those assembled in China, the US and elsewhere are included. Toyota currently assembles hybrids at six domestic factories and four overseas sites.

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Report: Toyota to Introduce New Medium-Sized Hybrid, the SAI

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Kyodo News reports that Toyota Motor Corp. Toyota is also planning to release a less pricey compact hybrid based on the Vitz, and a minivan type hybrid as early as in 2011. Toyota is also planning to release a less pricey compact hybrid based on the Vitz, and a minivan type hybrid as early as in 2011.

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Toyota to Unveil New Compact Car Concept for India at New Delhi Show

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Toyota Motor’s production and sales subsidiary in India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private, Ltd. Other vehicles on display are to include the redesigned Prado and Fortuner SUVs and the India-market-leading Innova minivan. Tags: Brief.

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Report: Toyota to Source Li-ion Batteries from Sanyo

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The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. Toyota plans to receive supplies of lithium ion batteries, which have higher output and capacity than the nickel-metal hydride batteries now used in the Prius and other hybrids. It will first use Sanyo batteries in a hybrid minivan slated to debut around 2011. Tags: Brief.

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Japan Green-Car Subsidy Boosts Vehicle Sales 12.9% In July

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Toyota Motor Corp. jump partly on the popularity of the Fit subcompact and the Step WGN minivan. Tags: Brief. Automakers “are stepping up marketing activity, urging customers who are still driving old vehicles to buy new ones before the subsidies expire,” says an official at Mitsubishi Motors Corp. enjoyed a 19.1%

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Toyota to introduce new Prius mini-van

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A new Toyota Prius mini-van could be on the streets as early as next year, according to reports in the Nikkei. The vehicle will be fitted with lithium-ion batteries and will be the first of a rollout of Toyota hybrids equipped with the packs. The vehicle will boast a spacious interior and improved fuel economy thanks [.].

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