Toyota’s Prius hybrid best-selling car in Japan for 4th straight month

August 6th, 2009 Toyota Prius top-selling car in Japan for 3 monthsTOKYO — Toyota's hugely popular Prius hybrid ranked as Japan's top-selling car in July, clinching the spot for the third consecutive month as tax breaks boosted sales of green vehicles, an auto industry group said Thursday. The Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Toyota Motor Corp., the world's No.

June 19th, 2009 Toyota gets 180,000 orders for new Prius hybridTOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. got 180,000 orders for the new Prius hybrid in Japan in just a month, far surpassing its target of 10,000 vehicles in monthly sales, the automaker said Friday.

June 4th, 2009 Toyota Prius tops monthly auto sales in JapanTOKYO — Toyota's Prius was the No. 1 selling vehicle in Japan for May, clinching the top spot in the domestic market for the first time and overtaking Honda's new hybrid, the Insight, which fell to third.

July 17th, 2009 Toyota to start making hybrids in Great BritainTOKYO — Toyota, the world's biggest automaker, said Friday it will start making hybrid cars in Europe next year as part of a growth strategy that hinges on its strength in green technology. Toyota Motor Corp.

August 6th, 2009 Honda executive denies Insight is Prius lookalikeWAKO, Japan — A Honda design executive Thursday rejected claims his company's Insight was a copycat of Toyota's Prius, the world's best-selling hybrid car. "We don't think it looks like the Prius at all," said Nobuki Ebisawa, managing director at Honda R&D Co., Honda Motor Co.'s research unit.

October 19th, 2009 Toyota unveils new hybrid-only modelTOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. has unveiled a more expensive and bigger hybrid-only model than its hit Prius, underlining the Japanese automaker's ambitions to make green technology more widespread.

May 11th, 2009 Honda Insight first hybrid to top Japan auto salesTOKYO — Honda's Insight, billed as the cheapest gas-electric hybrid on the market, ranked as the top-selling vehicle in Japan for April — the first time a hybrid has clinched that spot. Honda Motor Co.

June 4th, 2009 Toyota: hybrids best 'green' car for some timeTOYOTA, Japan — A Toyota executive overseeing research said Thursday a battery breakthrough is needed for electric vehicles to become mainstream, and hybrids will remain the best "green" car choice for some time. His comments came just hours after the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Toyota's Prius hybrid was the No.

June 3rd, 2009 Toyota to start plug-in hybrid leasingTOKYO — Toyota said Wednesday it will start leasing plug-in hybrid cars, that are even greener than its hit Prius, by the end of this year in the U.S., Japan and Europe. Toyota Motor Corp., the world's top automaker, will start leasing 200 plug-ins in Japan, 150 in the U.S.

June 1st, 2009 Japan green incentives lift electronics salesTOKYO — Japanese incentives for ecological gadgets are helping lift electronics sales, according to ministry and industry data, in what may be an early sign of some recovery in a recession-battered economy. Under a government stimulus package, that kicked in May 15, people who buy energy-efficient flat-panel TVs, refrigerators and air conditioners accumulate "eco-points," which the government promises will convert to discounts or trade-ins for products that have yet to be announced.

May 30th, 2009 Toyota Prius sales boom in Japan despite slowdownTOKYO — Orders in Japan for Toyota's new Prius hybrid have topped a booming 110,000, a major dealership chain said Saturday, in what is turning out to be a rare bright spot in the gloomy auto market. The third-generation Prius officially rolled out in Japan just two weeks ago.

July 17th, 2009 Toyota making hybrids in UK, Honda sets overtimeTOKYO — Toyota said Friday it will start making hybrids in Europe next year, while its Japanese rival Honda is bringing back overtime to meet demand for small cars, underlining the potential of their green vehicle strategies to underpin recovery from the auto slump. As part of a growth strategy that hinges on its strength in hybrid technology, Toyota Motor Corp.

February 11th, 2010 more images more images Toyota Prius is the most popular hybrid vehicles worldwide but the third generation models suffered problems regarding the break pedals and floormats which is reported to be the cause of many accidents. Toyota has announced the recall of about 436,000 hybrid vehicles globally that includes the latest Prius Model.

July 14th, 2009 Toyota rolls out first hybrid-only Lexus modelTOKYO — Toyota rolled out its first hybrid-only Lexus luxury model Tuesday, as the world's top automaker seeks to turn itself around by pushing the increasingly popular green technology. Toyota Motor Corp.

October 20th, 2009 Toyota pushes into SKorea, home turf of HyundaiSEOUL, South Korea — Toyota is making a push into South Korea — the home market of international rival Hyundai Motor Co. — introducing four models including the Camry and Prius while downplaying the move as a direct challenge to domestic automakers.