Oct. 14, 2014
Worldwide Sales of Toyota Hybrids Top 7 Million Units
Toyota City, Japan, October 14, 2014―Toyota Motor Corporation announces that cumulative global sales of its hybrid vehicles has exceeded the 7 million unit mark as of September 30 reaching 7.053 million units*1. This latest million-unit milestone was achieved in the fastest time yet for Toyota, taking just nine months.
Helping mitigate the environmental effects of automobiles is a priority for Toyota. Based on the stance that environment-friendly vehicles can only truly have a significant positive impact if they are widely used, Toyota has endeavored to encourage the mass-market adoption of hybrid vehicles.
As of this month, Toyota sells 27 different hybrid passenger car models and one plug-in hybrid model in more than 90 countries and regions. Furthermore, from the beginning of this year to the end of 2015, Toyota is planning launches of a total of 15 new hybrid vehicles, including the "Voxy Hybrid" and "Noah Hybrid" (Japan only) launched in January, the Lexus "NX 300h" launched in July and the Lexus "RC 300h" to be launched in the second half of October. Toyota will continue augmenting its hybrid lineup and increasing the number of countries and regions where it sells hybrid vehicles.
Toyota calculates that as of September 30, Toyota hybrid vehicles have resulted in approximately 49 million fewer tons*2 of CO2 emissions―believed to be a cause of global warming―than would have been emitted by gasoline-powered vehicles of similar size and driving performance. Toyota also estimates that its hybrid vehicles have saved approximately 18 million kiloliters of gasoline compared to the amount used by gasoline-powered vehicles of similar sizes.
Toyota launched the "Coaster Hybrid EV" in August 1997 and the "Prius"―the world's first mass-produced hybrid passenger vehicle―in December of the same year. Since then, Toyota hybrid vehicles have received tremendous support from consumers around the world.
Hybrid technologies, which encompass all of the component technologies necessary for the development of environment-friendly cars and which facilitate the use of different fuel combinations, have been positioned by Toyota as core environmental technologies for the twenty-first century. Toyota therefore plans to continue working to enhance performance, reduce costs, and expand its product lineup―including that of environment-friendly non-hybrid vehicles―to create vehicles that are popular with consumers.
| *1 | Including plug-in hybrid vehicles; Toyota data |
|---|---|
| *2 | Number of registered vehicles × distance traveled × fuel efficiency (actual fuel efficiency in each country) × CO2 conversion factor |
| Global | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | North America | Europe | ||
| 1997 | 0.3 | 0.3 | － | － |
| 1998 | 17.6 | 17.6 | － | － |
| 1999 | 15.2 | 15.2 | － | － |
| 2000 | 19.0 | 12.5 | 5.8 | 0.7 |
| 2001 | 36.9 | 18.5 | 16.0 | 2.3 |
| 2002 | 41.3 | 20.0 | 20.3 | 0.8 |
| 2003 | 53.3 | 27.2 | 24.9 | 0.9 |
| 2004 | 134.7 | 68.7 | 55.9 | 8.1 |
| 2005 | 234.9 | 58.5 | 150.0 | 23.4 |
| 2006 | 312.5 | 72.4 | 197.6 | 36.0 |
| 2007 | 429.4 | 82.0 | 287.8 | 49.0 |
| 2008 | 429.7 | 104.4 | 255.0 | 57.8 |
| 2009 | 530.1 | 251.1 | 205.3 | 54.7 |
| 2010 | 690.2 | 392.2 | 195.9 | 70.2 |
| 2011 | 629.0 | 316.4 | 185.1 | 82.8 |
| 2012 | 1219.1 | 678.0 | 344.7 | 106.9 |
| 2013 | 1279.2 | 679.1 | 358.2 | 152.9 |
| Jan-Sep 2014 | 980.3 | 534.9 | 256.2 | 125.9 |
| Total | 7053.0 | 3349.1 | 2558.6 | 772.3 |
| *Global figures contain sales from markets other than Japan, North America and Europe | ||||
| Global | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | North America | Europe | ||
| Prius | 3360.4 | 1489.7 | 1504.9 | 273.8 |
| Prius α, Prius v, Prius + | 498.0 | 350.2 | 116.8 | 27.0 |
| Aqua, Prius c | 853.8 | 711.6 | 116.7 | － |
| Camry Hybrid | 474.9 | 41.8 | 329.2 | － |
| Alphard Hybrid*2 | 49.4 | 47.7 | － | － |
| Auris Hybrid | 181.1 | － | － | 175.3 |
| Yaris Hybrid | 118.1 | － | － | 115.3 |
| Avalon Hybrid | 30.7 | － | 30.6 | － |
| Highlander Hybrid, Kluger Hybrid*3 | 141.9 | 3.4 | 136.7 | － |
| Vellfire Hybrid | 20.5 | 20.5 | － | － |
| Sai | 84.7 | 84.7 | － | － |
| Estima Hybrid | 110.1 | 110.0 | － | － |
| Crown Hybrid | 101.0 | 101.0 | － | － |
| Harrier Hybrid | 40.8 | 40.8 | － | － |
| Crown Mild Hybrid*4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | － | － |
| Crown Majesta (hybrid only) | 7.2 | 7.2 | － | － |
| Corolla Axio Hybrid | 21.6 | 21.6 | － | － |
| Corolla Fielder Hybrid | 57.1 | 57.1 | － | － |
| Voxy Hybrid | 32.2 | 32.2 | － | － |
| Noah Hybrid | 22.9 | 22.9 | － | － |
| Lexus LS 600h/LS 600hL | 37.7 | 25.4 | 3.0 | 4.6 |
| Lexus GS 450h/GS 300h | 45.2 | 17.4 | 7.0 | 14.2 |
| Lexus RX 400h/RX 450h | 305.2 | 30.5 | 152.7 | 90.1 |
| Lexus HS 250h | 64.1 | 41.7 | 22.3 | － |
| Lexus CT 200h | 207.6 | 45.0 | 65.5 | 49.0 |
| Lexus ES 300h | 74.7 | － | 36.2 | 0.4 |
| Lexus IS 300h | 32.9 | 14.8 | － | 13.1 |
| Lexus NX 300h | 3.0 | 1.8 | － | 0.5 |
| Prius PHV | 65.3 | 19.1 | 37.0 | 9.1 |
| *1Global figures contain sales from markets other than Japan, North America and Europe; Figures as of September 30, 2014 and based on Toyota data; *2Production ceased in 2008 and production of a new model started in 2011; *3Kluger Hybrid (for the Japanese market) production ceased in 2007; *4Crown Royal production ceased in 2003, Crown Sedan production ceased in 2008 | ||||
- Hybrid model global sales results
- http://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/detail/4063130/
| Year | Month | Milestone |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Mar. | Toyota Hybrid System (THS) unveiled |
| Aug. | Coaster Hybrid EV launched (Japan only) | |
| Oct. | Prius unveiled (launched in December) | |
| 2000 | Nov. | Cumulative global Prius sales top 50,000 vehicles |
| 2001 | Jun. | Estima Hybrid launched (Japan only) |
| Aug. | Crown Royal series with Mild Hybrid System launched (Japan only) | |
| 2002 | Mar. | Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales top 100,000 mark |
| Aug. | Cumulative global Prius sales top 100,000 vehicles | |
| Oct. | Crown Sedan with Mild Hybrid System launched (Japan only) | |
| 2003 | Apr. | Toyota Hybrid System II (THS II) unveiled |
| Jul. | Alphard Hybrid launched (Japan only) | |
| Sep. | Completely redesigned second-generation Prius launched | |
| Dyna Hybrid and Toyoace Hybrid unveiled (launched in November; Japan only) | ||
| 2005 | Mar. | Harrier Hybrid (Lexus RX 400h) and Kluger Hybrid (Highlander Hybrid) launched |
| Oct. | Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales top 500,000 mark | |
| Dec. | Second-generation Prius production commenced at SFTM's Changchun plant in China | |
| 2006 | Mar. | Lexus GS 450h launched |
| Apr. | Cumulative global Prius sales top 500,000 vehicles | |
| May. | Camry Hybrid launched (for sale outside Japan) | |
| Jun. | Completely redesigned Estima Hybrid launched (Japan only) | |
| Oct. | Camry Hybrid production commenced at Kentucky Plant in the U.S.; Quick Delivery 200 launched (Japan only) | |
| 2007 | May. | Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales top 1 million mark; Lexus LS 600h/LS 600hL launched |
| 2008 | Feb. | Crown Hybrid unveiled (launched in May; Japan only) |
| Apr. | Cumulative global Prius sales top 1 million vehicles | |
| 2009 | Jan. | Lexus RX 450h unveiled (launched in April) |
| May. | Completely redesigned third-generation Prius launched | |
| Jul. | Camry Hybrid production commenced at TMT's Gateway Plant, Thailand; HS 250h launched | |
| Aug. | Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales top 2 million mark | |
| Oct. | Sai unveiled (launched in December, Japan only) | |
| Dec. | Camry Hybrid production commenced at TMCA's Altona Plant, Australia | |
| 2010 | Apr. | Camry Hybrid production commenced at GTMC's plant in China |
| Jun. | Auris Hybrid production commenced at TMUK's Burnaston Plant, UK; Auris Hybrid launched (for sale outside Japan) | |
| Jul. | Cumulative sales in Japan of hybrids top 1 million vehicles | |
| Sep. | Cumulative global Prius sales top 2 million vehicles | |
| Nov. | Third-generation Prius production commenced at TMT's Gateway Plant, Thailand | |
| 2011 | Jan. | Annual Prius sales in Japan of new vehicles in 2010 were 315,669 vehicles, the largest amount of annual sales ever recorded; Lexus CT 200h launched |
| Feb. | Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales top 3 million mark | |
| May. | Prius α launched | |
| Aug. | Prius sales in Japan top 1 million mark | |
| Sep. | Completely redesigned Camry Hybrid launched in Japan; Alphard Hybrid and Vellfire Hybrid unveiled (launched in November, Japan only) | |
| Oct. | TMEC of China conducts cornerstone laying ceremony and announces plan to produce and sell vehicles with hybrid systems produced in China jointly with China FAW Group and GTMC around 2015 | |
| Nov. | Prius PHV unveiled (launched in January 2012 in Japan, in March 2012 in the U.S., in the summer of 2012 in Europe) | |
| Dec. | Production of third-generation Prius commenced at SFTM's Changchun Plant in China; Aqua launched | |
| 2012 | Jan. | Completely redesigned Lexus GS 450h unveiled (launched in March) |
| Feb. | Start of Highlander Hybrid production at Indiana Plant in the U.S. in the second half of 2013 announced | |
| Production and sale of Camry Hybrid in Kuozui Motor's Kuanying Plant, Taiwan commenced | ||
| Apr. | Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales top 4 million mark | |
| May. | Yaris Hybrid launched (for sale outside Japan) | |
| Jul. | Start of Lexus RX 450h production at TMMC's Cambridge Plant in early 2014 announced; Lexus ES 300h launched (for sale outside Japan) | |
| Oct. | Cumulative hybrid vehicle sales in Japan top 2 million mark | |
| Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales from January through October 2012 top 1 million mark | ||
| Nov. | Completely redesigned Auris Hybrid launched (for sale outside Japan) | |
| Dec. | Completely redesigned Crown hybrid unveiled (launched in January 2013, Japan only); Avalon hybrid launched (for sale outside Japan) | |
| 2013 | Mar. | Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales top 5 million mark |
| May. | Lexus IS 300h launched | |
| Jun. | Cumulative global Prius sales top 3 million units | |
| Aug. | Corolla Axio Hybrid and Corolla Fielder Hybrid launched (Japan only) | |
| Sep. | Crown Majesta (only hybrid version available) launched (Japan only) | |
| Oct. | Lexus GS 300h launched | |
| Nov. | Completely redesigned Harrier Hybrid unveiled (launched in January 2014) | |
| Dec. | Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales top 6 million mark | |
| 2014 | Jan. | Voxy Hybrid and Noah Hybrid launched (Japan only) |
| Feb. | Highlander Hybrid production commenced at Indiana Plant in the U.S. | |
| Mar. | Lexus RX 450h production commenced at TMMC's Cambridge Plant in the U.S. | |
| Cumulative hybrid vehicle sales in Japan top 3 million mark | ||
| Apr. | Plan to start sales of Corolla and Levin models equipped with China-produced major hybrid components in 2015 announced at Beijing Motor Show | |
| Jul. | Toyota Motor (Changshu) Auto Parts Co., Ltd. In China holds opening ceremony; production of hybrid transaxles to start in 2015 | |
| Lexus NX 300h launched in Japan (sales outside Japan began in October) | ||
| Sep. | Cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales top 7 million mark |
