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Worldwide cumulative sales of Toyota
hybrid vehicles have topped the three million mark, with 3.03 million
recorded by the end of February this year.
Since the launch of the Toyota Coaster
Hybrid EV coach in August 1997 and the introduction of the
first-generation Prius – the world’s first mass-produced hybrid – in
December the same year, Toyota has successfully propelled hybrid
technology from automotive niche towards the mainstream, an achievement
demonstrated by an acceleration in sales that has seen more than a
million new hybrids being added to the sales total since August 2009.
In the UK hybrid sales began with Prius
in October 2000 and have reached more than 73,000. Today British
customers can choose from six Toyota and Lexus hybrids, including the
British-built Auris and the new Lexus CT 200h, the first full hybrid in
the luxury compact segment.
Around the world Toyota currently
offers 16 hybrids in around 80 countries, including MPVs, saloons,
hatchbacks and SUVs, plus three commercial vehicles in Japan.
The rate of growth is expected to
quicken further, as Toyota prepares for the introduction of 10 new
hybrids in world markets by the end of 2012, including six new vehicles
and four redesigned models. The company is committed to building this
line-up further and also expanding the number of world markets in which
its hybrids are available.
As of the end of February this year,
Toyota calculates that its hybrid sales* have led to approximately 18
million fewer tons** of CO2 emissions than would have been
produced by petrol-powered vehicles of comparable size and performance.
*Excluding Coaster Hybrid EV, Dyna
Hybrid, Toyotace Hybrid and Quick Delivery 200
** Number of registered vehicles x
distance travelled x fuel costs (actual fuel efficiency in each country
x CO2 conversion factor.
ToyotaHybrid Vehicle Sales*(1
Unit = 1,000 vehicles)
| YEAR |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| UK |
- |
- |
- |
0.185 |
0.622 |
0.291 |
0.370 |
1.595 |
| Global |
0.3 |
17.7 |
15.3 |
19.0 |
36.9 |
41.3 |
53.3 |
134.7 |
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Cumulative |
0.3 |
18.0 |
33.2 |
52.3 |
89.2 |
130.5 |
183.8 |
318.5 |
| YEAR |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
CUMULATIVE TOTAL |
| UK |
5.282 |
8.347 |
13.199 |
12.853 |
11.202 |
16.453 |
2.694 |
73.0 |
| Global |
234.9 |
312.5 |
429.4 |
429.7 |
530.0 |
690.0 |
93.3 |
3,038.8 |
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Cumulative |
553.5 |
866.0 |
1,295.4 |
1,725.1 |
2,255.1 |
2,945.4 |
3,038.8 |
- |
*Including Lexus, based on TMC/TGB data
ToyotaHybrid Milestones
| YEAR |
MONTH |
MILESTONE |
| 1997 |
Mar. |
Toyota Hybrid
System (THS) unveiled |
| Aug. |
Coaster Hybrid EV
launched (Japan only) |
| Dec. |
Prius launched |
| 2000 |
Oct. |
Prius launched in
the UK |
| Nov. |
Cumulative Prius
sales top 50,000 vehicles |
| 2001 |
Jun. |
Estima Hybrid
launched (Japan only) |
| Aug. |
Crown Mild Hybrid
launched (Japan only) |
| 2002 |
Mar. |
Cumulative hybrid
vehicle sales top 100,000 mark |
| Aug. |
Cumulative Prius
sales top 100,000 vehicles |
| 2003 |
Apr. |
Toyota Hybrid
System II (THS II) unveiled |
| Jul. |
Alphard Hybrid
launched (Japan only) |
| Sep. |
Second-generation
Prius launched |
| Nov. |
Dyna Hybrid and
Toyoace Hybrid launched (Japan only) |
| 2005 |
Mar. |
Harrier Hybrid
(Lexus RX 400h outside Japan) and Kluger Hybrid (Highlander
Hybrid) launched |
| May |
Lexus RX 400h
launched in the UK |
| Oct. |
Cumulative hybrid
vehicle sales top 500,000 mark |
| Dec. |
Prius production
commenced at the Changchun Plant, China |
| 2006 |
Mar. |
GS 450h launched
in Japan |
| Apr. |
Cumulative Prius
sales top 500,000 vehicles |
| May |
Camry Hybrid
launched (for sale outside Japan)
Lexus GS 450h launched in the UK |
| Jun. |
Redesigned Estima
Hybrid launched (Japan only) |
| Oct. |
Camry Hybrid
production commenced at the TMMK’s Kentucky Plant, U.S.
Quick Delivery 200 launched (Japan only) |
| 2007 |
May |
Cumulative hybrid
vehicle sales top 1-million mark.
Lexus LS 600h/LS 600hL launched |
| Oct. |
Lexus LS 600h/LS
600hL launched in the UK |
| 2008 |
Feb. |
Crown Hybrid
unveiled (launched in April; Japan only) |
| May |
Cumulative Prius
sales top 1 million vehicles |
| 2009 |
Jan. |
Lexus RX 450h
unveiled |
| May |
Third-generation
Prius launched
Lexus RX 450h launched in the UK |
| Jul. |
Camry Hybrid
production commenced at the TMT’s Gateway Plant, Thailand.
Lexus HS 250h launched |
| Aug. |
Cumulative hybrid
vehicle sales top 2-million mark |
| Oct. |
Sai unveiled
(launched in December, Japan only) |
| Dec. |
Camry Hybrid
production commenced at TMCAAltona Plant, Australia |
| 2010 |
Apr. |
Camry Hybrid
production commenced at the GTMC plant in China |
| Jun. |
Auris Hybrid
production commenced at the TMUK Burnaston Plant, UK.
Auris Hybrid launched |
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| Sep. |
Cumulative Prius
sales top 2 million vehicles |
| Nov. |
Prius production
commenced at the TMT Gateway Plant, Thailand |
| 2011 |
Jan. |
Annual Prius
sales in Japan of new vehicles in 2010 were 315,669 vehicles,
the largest amount of annual sales ever recorded.
Lexus CT 200h unveiled |
| Feb. |
Cumulative hybrid
vehicle sales top 3-million mark |
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