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Toyota Prius Tops Corolla's 1990 Record as Japan's Best Selling Model in 2010
The Toyota Prius has set a new sales record in Japan as the automaker delivered more than 315,000 units (final figures will be released by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association in mid-January). of the gas-electric hybrid model in 2010, overtaking the Corolla for the first time in two decades. The previous annual record was held by the Corolla which sold around 300,000 units in 1990. Read more »
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Big In Japan: High Domestic Demand May Affect U.s. Supply Of Toyota’s Prius C Small Hybrid
The good news for Toyota is that its recently launched Prius C hybrid is proving to be a hit. In Japan, where it went on sale last December as the Aqua, the sub-compact hybrid received 60,000 orders even before it was even launched and that number has...
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Toyota Revs Up Production Of New Prius To Meet Increased Demand In Japan
Higher-than-expected demand in Japan has 'forced' Toyota to ramp up production of its third-generation Prius Hybrid. Toyota spokesman Hideaki Homma, told Bloomberg news that the company has increased production to 50,000 Prius hybrids a month...
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Toyota Launches Cut-price Version Of Second-gen Prius In Japan
Honda's aggressively priced Insight Hybrid has forced Toyota to keep selling the second generation Prius Hybrid, at least in Japan. Along with the domestic launch of the new, 2010 Prius, Toyota today announced the release of a low-price version of...
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Toyota & Lexus U.s. January Sales Sink 34.9 Percent
The first month of 2009 also brought bad news for Toyota that saw its U.S. sales fall to 117,287 vehicles, a decrease of 34.4 percent from last January. The Toyota division that includes the Scion brand, posted sales of 102,565 units, a decrease of 34.9...
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2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid: New Set Of Teaser Photos
Another week, another set of teaser pictures of Toyota's worst kept secret, the 2010 Prius Hybrid. This time, the Japanese automaker has released shots of the new compact hybrid's engine compartment, headlight, the Lexus Hybrid inspired illuminated...
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