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Published on December 3rd, 2015 | by Daniel Sherman Fernandez

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Toyota hits 2 million hybrid cars sold in Europe

When he got up in the morning of November 11th, Victor Dugonics was already excited.  A few days before, Toyota Deutschland GmbH (TDG) had called him to let him know he was the millionth customer in Europe to choose a hybrid from the Toyota group. Victor came to hybrid through his work. The company he works for has hybrid buses and he got to drive them. He was interested to switch to hybrid for the environmental performance and the quietness these cars offer.

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Indeed, Victor is not alone.  In August, Toyota Motor Corporation announced that Toyota and Lexus combined had sold more than eight million hybrid cars worldwide since the launch of the Toyota Prius in 1997. In comparison to equivalent cars with conventional drive systems, the hybrid vehicles contributed to a global saving of some 58 million tons of CO2.
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Toyota has democratized hybrid and will continue to do so by adding a further new Hybrid model, the RAV4 Hybrid in January next year. The CH-R concept featured at the Frankfurt Motor Show last September is bound for production and will also feature a hybrid powertrain. Toyota has the widest hybrid range in the world and aims to introduce a hybrid model in every segment by 2020.
Toyota Hybrid Vehicle Chronology
Year
Month
Milestone
1997
Dec
Prius launch
2007
May
Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales top 1 million mark
2009
Aug
Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales top 2 million mark
2010
Jun
Auris Hybrid production commenced at TMUK’s Burnaston Plant, UK
2011
Feb
Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales top 3 million mark
2011
Aug
Prius sales in Japan top 1 million mark
2012
Apr
Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales top 4 million mark
2012
May
Yaris Hybrid production commenced at TMMF’s Valenciennes Plant, France
2013
Mar
Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales top 5 million mark
2013
Dec
Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales top 6 million mark
2014
Sep
Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales top 7 million mark
2015
Jul
Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales top 8 million mark
2015
Oct
Cumulative European hybrid vehicle sales top 1 million mark
2015
Oct
Toyota Yaris Hybrid: 200,000 units produced in Valenciennes

 

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