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05-23-2008, 09:34 AM
Now the details … (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=99444)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2008_Toyota_Prius1.jpgWayne Gerdes – CleanMPG (www.cleanmpg.com) – May 23, 2008
2008 Toyota Prius – 1,000,000 + and counting. Possible top 10 US sales leader if Toyota can meet the demand.
Tokyo – Toyota announced last week that worldwide cumulative sales of the Toyota Prius — the world's first mass-produced gasoline/electric hybrid vehicle — passed the 1 million mark, with approximately 1,028,000 units sold as of the end of April this year. Currently, Prius sales are being sold in over 40 countries and regions with the bulk of its sales in Japan and the US.
Based on sales figures collected through April 30, 2008, Toyota believes the Prius has contributed to a reduction in CO2 emissions by approximately 4.5 million tons when compared with a standard gasoline-powered vehicle of the same class and of similar size and driving performance.
The Prius was first launched in Japan in 1997 and began selling in Europe, North America and other markets in 2000. In 2005, Toyota began its first overseas production of the Prius in Changchun, China, and sales of Prius vehicles in South Korea are expected to begin in the latter half of 2009.
In 2003, the second-generation Prius, equipped with the Toyota Hybrid System II, was introduced with improved environmental performance and power. In August 2007, the Prius G, S and S "Standard Package" Japanese models achieved a fuel efficiency rating of 69.6 mpgUS on the newly introduced Japanese JC08 test cycle. The Prius S and S "Standard Package" models achieved 83.5 mpgUS on the older Japan 10-15 test cycle.)
Toyota aims to sell 1 million or more hybrid vehicles annually as early as possible in the 2010s.
Toyota Prius – total sales by year (thousand unit sales)
Year|Country/Continent|Years Cumulative Sales|Worldwide Total Sales
1997|Japan – 0.3|0.3|0.3
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1998|Japan – 17.7|17.7|18
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1999|Japan – 15.2|15.2|33.2
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2000|Japan – 12.5|19.0|52.2
|US – 5.8||
|Europe – 0.7||
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2001|Japan – 11.0|29.5|81.7
|US – 16.0||
|Europe – 2.3||
|Other – .2|
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2002|Japan – 6.7|28.0|109.7
|US – 20.3||
|Europe – 0.8||
|Other – 0.2||
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2003|Japan – 17.0|43.2|152.9
|US – 24.9||
|Europe – 0.9||
|Other – 0.4||
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2004|Japan – 59.8|125.7|278.6
|US – 55.9||
|Europe – 8.1||
|Other – 1.9||
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2005|Japan – 43.7|175.3|453.9
|US – 109.9||
|Europe – 18.8||
|Other – 2.9||
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2006|Japan – 48.6|185.7|639.6
|US – 109.0||
|Europe – 22.8||
|Other – 5.3||
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2007|Japan – 58.3|281.3|920.9
|US – 183.8||
|Europe – 32.2||
|Other – 7.0||
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2008*|Japan – 24.2*|107.1*|1,028.0*
|US – 66.1*||
|Europe – 14.2*||
|Other – 2.6*||
* January through April 2008
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2008_Toyota_Prius1.jpgWayne Gerdes – CleanMPG (www.cleanmpg.com) – May 23, 2008
2008 Toyota Prius – 1,000,000 + and counting. Possible top 10 US sales leader if Toyota can meet the demand.
Tokyo – Toyota announced last week that worldwide cumulative sales of the Toyota Prius — the world's first mass-produced gasoline/electric hybrid vehicle — passed the 1 million mark, with approximately 1,028,000 units sold as of the end of April this year. Currently, Prius sales are being sold in over 40 countries and regions with the bulk of its sales in Japan and the US.
Based on sales figures collected through April 30, 2008, Toyota believes the Prius has contributed to a reduction in CO2 emissions by approximately 4.5 million tons when compared with a standard gasoline-powered vehicle of the same class and of similar size and driving performance.
The Prius was first launched in Japan in 1997 and began selling in Europe, North America and other markets in 2000. In 2005, Toyota began its first overseas production of the Prius in Changchun, China, and sales of Prius vehicles in South Korea are expected to begin in the latter half of 2009.
In 2003, the second-generation Prius, equipped with the Toyota Hybrid System II, was introduced with improved environmental performance and power. In August 2007, the Prius G, S and S "Standard Package" Japanese models achieved a fuel efficiency rating of 69.6 mpgUS on the newly introduced Japanese JC08 test cycle. The Prius S and S "Standard Package" models achieved 83.5 mpgUS on the older Japan 10-15 test cycle.)
Toyota aims to sell 1 million or more hybrid vehicles annually as early as possible in the 2010s.
Toyota Prius – total sales by year (thousand unit sales)
Year|Country/Continent|Years Cumulative Sales|Worldwide Total Sales
1997|Japan – 0.3|0.3|0.3
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1998|Japan – 17.7|17.7|18
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1999|Japan – 15.2|15.2|33.2
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2000|Japan – 12.5|19.0|52.2
|US – 5.8||
|Europe – 0.7||
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2001|Japan – 11.0|29.5|81.7
|US – 16.0||
|Europe – 2.3||
|Other – .2|
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2002|Japan – 6.7|28.0|109.7
|US – 20.3||
|Europe – 0.8||
|Other – 0.2||
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2003|Japan – 17.0|43.2|152.9
|US – 24.9||
|Europe – 0.9||
|Other – 0.4||
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2004|Japan – 59.8|125.7|278.6
|US – 55.9||
|Europe – 8.1||
|Other – 1.9||
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2005|Japan – 43.7|175.3|453.9
|US – 109.9||
|Europe – 18.8||
|Other – 2.9||
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2006|Japan – 48.6|185.7|639.6
|US – 109.0||
|Europe – 22.8||
|Other – 5.3||
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2007|Japan – 58.3|281.3|920.9
|US – 183.8||
|Europe – 32.2||
|Other – 7.0||
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2008*|Japan – 24.2*|107.1*|1,028.0*
|US – 66.1*||
|Europe – 14.2*||
|Other – 2.6*||
* January through April 2008