U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Vehicle Technologies Program

Fact #476: July 2, 2007
One Million Toyota Hybrids Worldwide

As of May 31, 2007, Toyota Motor Corporation's cumulative global sales of hybrid vehicles topped the one million mark. More than 70% of those sales were the Toyota Prius, which debuted in Japan in 1997. Nearly one third of the hybrids were sold in Japan, with another 55 percent sold in the U.S. Toyota sells hybrid vehicles in more than 40 countries worldwide. For U.S. hybrid vehicle sales, see Fact of the Week #462.

Toyota Motor Corporation's Worldwide Hybrid Sales
Graph showing the number of hybrids sold worldwide as of May 31, 2007. More than 70% of the sales were the Toyota Prius. For more detailed information, see the table below.

Supporting Information


Toyota Motor Corporation's Worldwide Hybrid Sales
Japan Sales 345,000
U.S. Sales 575,725
Others 126,275
Total 1,047,000

Sources:
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/06/global_cumulati.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19088667/
http://hybridcars.com/

 

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