08-05-2006, 04:38 AM
Sales of The Toyota Prius Hybrid Top 500,000 Worldwide
The Daily Auto Insider
Friday, August 4, 2006
August 2006
As of April 30, global sales of Toyota's Prius hybrid car reached a total of 504,700 units, according to a company news release.
The Prius was launched in Japan in 1997. In 2000, its production was just 12,000 units annually. The completely redesigned 2004 second-generation model was launched in the U.S. in 2003. By 2005, more than 100,000 units were produced for the U.S. market alone, and in May 2006, U.S. Prius sales topped the 250,000 mark.
Toyota also said it is advancing its research and development of plug-in hybrids with the goal of developing a next-generation vehicle, which will have extended range capacity using only the electric drive.
By the early 2010s, Toyota plans to double the number of models featuring hybrid drivetrains.
In the spring of 2007, Toyota plans to introduce flex-fuel vehicles to the Brazilian market that can run on 100 percent ethanol. Sugar based ethanol fuel is used widely in Brazil.
The Daily Auto Insider
Friday, August 4, 2006
August 2006
As of April 30, global sales of Toyota's Prius hybrid car reached a total of 504,700 units, according to a company news release.
The Prius was launched in Japan in 1997. In 2000, its production was just 12,000 units annually. The completely redesigned 2004 second-generation model was launched in the U.S. in 2003. By 2005, more than 100,000 units were produced for the U.S. market alone, and in May 2006, U.S. Prius sales topped the 250,000 mark.
Toyota also said it is advancing its research and development of plug-in hybrids with the goal of developing a next-generation vehicle, which will have extended range capacity using only the electric drive.
By the early 2010s, Toyota plans to double the number of models featuring hybrid drivetrains.
In the spring of 2007, Toyota plans to introduce flex-fuel vehicles to the Brazilian market that can run on 100 percent ethanol. Sugar based ethanol fuel is used widely in Brazil.