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0Toyota's hybrid sales break 1m in Japan, Prius still on top 1281186240
Toyota Camry Hybrid – Click above for high-res image galleryBack in August of 1997, Toyota launched its Coaster Hybrid EV minibus, the company's first hybrid vehicle. Though the Coaster Hybrid is not a common name, it was the vehicle that started the hybrid revolution at Toyota. Just ... -
Japan loves the hybrid, sales twice as high as U.S. 1274277600
2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image galleryFirst, a bit of a shocker for those who don't follow the Japanese auto market: the Toyota Prius is the top-seller in Japan, period. You don't have to add a disclaimer to that one and no, it's not just the best-selling hybrid; the ... -
Japanese Ministry of Economy wants hybrids, electric vehicles to account for 50% of new car sales by 2020 1271800380
2010 Honda Insight – Click above for high-res image galleryIf a certain type of car struggles to gain a foothold in the market, what can be done? Let's use the hybrid as an example. Say you want hybrids to become a sales success, but it's just not happening. What are your options? You ... -
Report: Prius tops Japan's March sales list, wait time back up to six months 1270591080
2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image galleryEven with Toyota's unintended acceleration issues, it really should come as no surprise that the Toyota Prius tops the sales charts once again. The perennial best-selling hybrid has kept its perch near the top of the leader-board ... -
CR-Z cracks 10,000 sales in Japan, 10 times above expectations 1269622860
2011 Honda CR-Z – Click above for high-res image galleryAfter only one month on the market, sales for the Honda CR-Z hybrid have exceeded expectations in Japan tenfold. The company set a target of 1,000 units in the first month only to see the sporty hybrid annihilate the numbers first ... -
REPORT: Toyota to ask Japanese government to extend green car incentives 1251979440
2010 Lexus HS 250h – Click above for high-res image galleryIt comes as little surprise that Toyota would want the Japanese government to extend its current series of green car incentives past their scheduled ending date of March, 2010. After all, the automaker has seen sales of its latest ... -
Japan becomes world's largest market for hybrids in June 1247007900
2010 Toyota Prius - Click above for high-res image galleryHybrid sales are taking off in Japan due to a perfect storm of newly available vehicles – namely the latest Toyota Prius and Honda Insight – and government-sponsored incentives. In Japan, gas is currently selling for about ...
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