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Saturday, August 7, 2010

Toyota's Japan hybrid sales top one million


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Toyota’s hybrid vehicle sales had topped in July. It was bought one million mark in Japan and 2.68 million in worldwide of the vehicles.

Toyota is the leader in hybrid cars that use two power sources. It is gasoline engine and another source. The first hybrid car in the world that Toyota produced was Prius in 1997. Currently, Toyota produced eight passenger hybrid models to sell overseas.

Sales of hybrids have been sold quickly in recent years because of high gasoline prices and increasing public awareness of global warming.

Last year, Toyota recalled 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles to repair a flaw in the breaking system worldwide that it made Toyota Dishonorable. However, the Prius remained the top car in sales in Japan.



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