Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Toyota has sold over three million hybrid vehicles

Toyota has now sold more than three million hybrid vehicles. Since the introduction of the first Prius, 14 years ago have produced over 3.03 million cars with a combined gasoline and electric drive and handed over to customers. With 2.185 million units, around two thirds of all hybrid vehicles sold by Toyota accounts for the Prius, which was introduced in December 1997 on the Japanese market in 2000 in North America and Europe was launched.

2003, Toyota introduced the second generation Prius model and began the expansion of the hybrid system to other model series. 2010, the third generation Prius celebrated with 315 669 units worldwide a new sales record in Japan, he was 20 months in succession at the top of the sales statistics, and was there last year, the best-selling vehicle ever.

In the same year went to Europe, the Auris hybrid at the start, has sold in the first four months over 15 000 pieces. This year, Toyota expanded the range with the Lexus hybrid CT 200h, the first full hybrid vehicle with a drive in the premium compact class. Toyota currently has 16 hybrid models in some 80 countries and regions worldwide, including three truck series in Japan.

By the end of 2012, Toyota plans to launch the world's ten new hybrid models. These include six all-new models and four revised series. Important Firsts for Europe will be the hybrid version of the new Yaris, which is in the fall of 2012 hit the market. According to internal calculations is Toyota believes that the use of its hybrid vehicles, compared to conventionally powered cars of comparable size and performance in total about 18 million fewer tons of the greenhouse gas CO2 were emitted.

(Ampnet / jri)

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