Prius

Toyota Prius Sells More Than 2 Million

October 18, 2010

Toyota is celebrating another milestone for Prius, with worldwide sales passing two million since the original hybrid was launched in 1997. Across three generations, approximately 2,012,000 units have been sold in more than 70 countries and regions, up to the end of September this year. UK sales during the same period were 38,600. Whilst this [...]

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Toyota Sells 200,000 Prius Models In Europe

July 20, 2010
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Toyota celebrates ten years of the Prius in Europe with 200,000 sales. The full hybrid Toyota Prius, synonymous as the definitive hybrid car, was launched in 2000 to the European market, (1997 in Japan). With sales reaching 100,000 in 2008, that figure has now doubled to 200,000 in just two more years, confirming the significance [...]

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Alert: Third Generation Toyota Prius Recall

February 9, 2010

As per the previous announcement of recalls from Toyota, I will provide the words direct from the manufacturer so none of the meaning is lost: Toyota today announced a global recall on the latest, third-generation Prius built before 27 January 2010. This will involve 8,500 cars in the UK. To date, there have been no [...]

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The New Toyota Prius – Living Up To The Green Reputation?

July 31, 2009

I wasn’t a great fan of the original Toyota Prius – it just never seemed to quite live up to the hype. However, the new 1.8 T3 is simply incredible and probably justifies the many orders that are no doubt flooding in. Here’s why: CO2 emissions of just 89 g/km mean that you pay NOTHING [...]

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The New Toyota Prius Factory – It’s Green – Fact

June 26, 2009

Let’s not start going on about how some diesels are better handling, more fun and achieve the same mpg rating or better.  The reason being, Toyota are taking their green credentials one stage further with their new factory.  Here’s the information from Toyota themselves: The low emissions and fuel efficiency delivered by the new Toyota [...]

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