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Toyota Hybrids Hitting Vii I Chiliad K Sales

Toyota has posted an impressive global milestone amongst confirmation it has sold its seven-millionth hybrid vehicle.

Firmly established every bit the world's largest producer of hybrid vehicles, the fit includes 3.3 meg sold inwards Japan, 2.5 meg inwards the United States, 770,000 inwards Europe in addition to to a greater extent than than 67,000 inwards Australia.

The latest one-million sales were achieved inwards tape fourth dimension - only nine months later on Toyota (including Lexus) reached the six-million hybrid threshold inwards Dec terminal year, which doubled the 3 meg full passed inwards Feb 2011. Globally, Prius accounts for close one-half the overall full amongst 3.36 meg sales - making it easily the world's best-selling hybrid vehicle.

In Australia, the locally built Camry accounts for to a greater extent than than one-half the 55,442 hybrids sold past times Toyota dealers, followed past times Prius amongst close 19,000 sales. Local Lexus dealers accept sold 12,244 hybrids, led past times the CT 200h in addition to the RX 450h.

TMC estimates its hybrid vehicles accept cutting carbon-dioxide emissions past times some 49 meg tonnes* in addition to saved some xviii meg kilolitres* of fuel compared amongst vehicles of like size in addition to driving functioning using petrol-only engines.

Toyota began selling the Prius inwards the Nippon inwards 1997 in addition to inwards Commonwealth of Australia inwards 2001. Camry Hybrid has been built in addition to sold inwards Commonwealth of Australia since 2010 piece the Prius was expanded into a menage unit of measurement of 3 vehicles inwards 2012 amongst the add-on of the Prius c metropolis automobile in addition to the Prius v seven-seater.

Over the 17 years since the showtime Prius was launched, Toyota has endeavoured to encourage the mass-market adoption of hybrid vehicles, which role less fuel in addition to emit fewer tailpipe emissions than equivalent petrol-only models. Toyota has positioned hybrid in addition to its related developments every bit marrow technologies for the 21st century. The fellowship so plans to larn out along working to heighten performance, cut back costs in addition to expand its production line-up to practise vehicles that are pop amongst consumers.

Toyota's hybrid sales - Australia 

Camry
28,537
Prius
18,972
Prius c
5,514
Prius v
2,419
TOYOTA
55,442
LEXUS
12,244
TOTAL
67,686

(Source: VFacts every bit at September 30, 2014)

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Toyota's hybrid vehicle chronology

Year
Month
Milestones
1997
Mar
Unveiling of the Toyota Hybrid System (THS)
Dec
Prius launched inwards Japan
2000
Nov
Cumulative Prius sales summit 50,000 vehicles
2002
Mar
Cumulative hybrid vehicle sales summit 100,000 mark
Aug
Cumulative Prius sales summit 100,000 vehicles
2003
Apr
Unveiling of the Toyota Hybrid System II (THSII)
Sep
Prius completely redesigned
2005
Oct
Cumulative hybrid vehicle sales summit 500,000 mark
Dec
Prius production begins inwards China
2006
Apr
Cumulative Prius sales summit 500,000 vehicles
May
Camry Hybrid launched
2007
May
Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales summit one-million mark
2008
May
Cumulative Prius sales summit 1 meg vehicles
Jun
Hybrid Camry production announced for Commonwealth of Australia in addition to Thailand
2009
May
Third-generation Prius launched (July inwards Commonwealth of Australia )
Aug
Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales summit two-million mark
Dec
Hybrid Camry production commences inwards Australia
2010
Feb
Locally produced Hybrid Camry goes on sale inwards Australia
Sep
Cumulative Prius sales summit ii meg vehicles
Dec
Annual Prius sales inwards Nippon of 315,669 - a tape for whatever vehicle
2011
Feb
Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales summit three-million mark
Dec
Production of third-generation Prius commences inwards China
2012
Feb
Completely redesigned Camry Hybrid launched inwards Australia
Mar
Prius c launched inwards Australia
Apr
Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales summit four-million mark
May
Prius v launched inwards Australia
Oct
Global hybrid sales summit 1 meg inwards a yr for the showtime time
2013
Mar
Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales summit five-million mark

Jun
Cumulative Prius sales summit 3 meg vehicles

Dec
Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales summit six-million mark
2014
Sep
Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales summit seven-million mark

Source: Toyota

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