Toyota and Lexus have seen hybrid sales go up to 45 percent in Europe


Toyota and Lexus have seen hybrid sales go up to 45 percent in Europe Menghadirkan

Toyota and Lexus have seen hybrid sales go up to 45 percent in Europe ,

Toyota and Lexus have seen hybrid sales go up to 45 percent in Europe


hybrid cars are accelerating with Toyota Motor Europe announced increases on sales of their hybrids on the old Continent.

the overall figure is an increase of 45% on sales of hybrids for the year to date compared to the same period the year last (January to August), with 31% of Toyota customers, choosing a hybrid powertrain for their next vehicle (41 percent in Western Europe alone).

this increase was helped by the arrival of the new Prius sold until August, more than double the units sold last year in total, scoring up to 12 000 cars. Hybrid version of the Auris and RAV4 models as bestsellers in their respective range, while the Yaris hybrid represents 40 percent of all sales of Yaris.

Lexus Hybrid sales represent 61% of sales in Europe, with the number reaching 98% in Western Europe. "We are on the right track for sale near 300 000 hybrids this year," said Karl Schlicht, Executive Vice President of Toyota Motor Europe. "This is a new record for us and positioned Toyota and Lexus as leaders in electrification."

Toyota and Lexus felt that they sell more than 900,000 vehicles in total in the wider Europe for 2016, with a third of those who are hybrids. "It really shows that hybrids are the clients want it now - which is a great reward for investing early in powertrain electrification", said Schlicht.

Toyota and Lexus are about to introduce three new hybrid models to come Paris Auto Show: the all-new hybrid C - HR, the new Prius hybrid and the Lexus LC 500 h cut beautiful.

"our retailers are extremely excited about Toyota C - HR," said Karl Schlicht. "We have started taking orders this month and are very confident that this new entry in the growing segment of the cross-over to further grow our sales in 2017. What we see so far, almost 70% of customers will choose the hybrid version. "

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Toyota and Lexus have seen hybrid sales go up to 45 percent in Europe


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