The world wants hybrids, and Toyota’s sales prove that!
The company announced that it had sold over 6 million hybrids worldwide as of the end of 2013, including more than 90,000 sold in Canada.
Although the sales numbers are great news for Toyota, they’re even better news for the environment. Toyota calculates that as of December 31, 2013, its hybrid vehicles have resulted in approximately 41 million fewer tons of CO2 emissions and approximately 15 billion fewer litres of gasoline being used compared to gasoline-powered vehicles of similar size.
Toyota has continually encouraged the mass market adoption of hybrid vehicles to help lessen the environmental effects of vehicles, and it looks like those efforts are paying off, as two out of every three hybrids sold in Canada in 2013 were Toyota and Lexus vehicles.
Toyota sells 10 hybrid vehicles and a plugin hybrid in Canada under the Toyota and Lexus brands, plus 24 hybrid passenger car models and one plugin hybrid model in approximately 80 countries and regions around the world.
Within the next two years, Toyota will launch a total of 15 new hybrid vehicles worldwide, including the new “Highlander Hybrid” in Canada early this year.
It’s clear the world has embraced the hybrid, and Toyota, as it always has, is leading the way!
Toyota Hybrid Vehicle Sales
|
Year |
Gobal |
Japan |
N. America |
Europe |
|
1997 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
– |
– |
|
1998 |
17.6 |
17.6 |
– |
– |
|
1999 |
15.2 |
15.2 |
– |
– |
|
2000 |
19 |
12.5 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
|
2001 |
36.9 |
18.4 |
15.9 |
2.3 |
|
2002 |
41.3 |
19.9 |
20.3 |
0.8 |
|
2003 |
53.2 |
27.1 |
24.8 |
0.8 |
|
2004 |
134.6 |
68.7 |
55.9 |
8.1 |
|
2005 |
234.9 |
58.5 |
149.9 |
23.3 |
|
2006 |
312.5 |
72.4 |
197.6 |
36 |
|
2007 |
429.4 |
81.9 |
287.8 |
48.9 |
|
2008 |
429.7 |
104.4 |
254.9 |
57.8 |
|
2009 |
530.1 |
251.1 |
205.2 |
54.7 |
|
2010 |
690.1 |
392.2 |
195.8 |
70.1 |
|
2011 |
628.9 |
316.3 |
185.1 |
82.8 |
|
2012 |
1219 |
678 |
344.6 |
106.8 |
|
2013 |
1279.4 |
679.1 |
358.1 |
153 |
Based on Toyota Motor Corporation data (Unit = 1,000 vehicles)
Neal Gratton
Gateway Toyota Scion
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