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Toyota Prius Sales Boom in Japan Despite Slowdown

Orders in Japan for Toyota’s new Prius hybrid have topped a booming 110,000, a major dealership chain said Saturday, in what is turning out to be a rare bright spot in the gloomy auto market. The third-generation Prius officially rolled out in Japan just two weeks ago. But dealers are already flooded with orders, including [...]

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Honda To Roll Out Hybrid Fit in Autumn 2010

Honda Motor Co plans to roll out a gas-electric hybrid version of its Fit subcompact car in the autumn of 2010, about a year and a half ahead of the original schedule, to tap growing demand for low-emission vehicles, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday. Japan’s No.2 automaker, which introduced the Insight hybrid in [...]

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Prius Battles Insight In Hybrid Price War

Toyota’s chief engineer, Akihiko Otsuka, chose a curvy test-drive course near Mount Fuji to show off the smooth handling of the prototype of the remodeled Prius hybrid, set to reach showrooms in May. He proudly told reporters its outstanding mileage – 50 miles per gallon – roof solar panel, collision safety features and how fun [...]

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Honda Says To Raise Insight Output as Orders Climb

Honda Motor Co plans to produce more of its new Insight hybrid cars from April, having received orders for almost three times its monthly sales target for the gasoline-electric model it launched on Feb. 6 in Japan, a top official said on Tuesday. Honda plans to launch the Insight, its first attempt at a low-cost, [...]

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Orders for Honda’s Insight Hybrid Hatchback Top 10,000 Units

Orders for Honda Motor Co’s Insight ultra fuel-efficient hybrid hatchback have topped 10,000 units even though only 10 days have elapsed since it debuted in Japanese showrooms on Feb. 6, the carmaker said Monday. The figure is more than double the monthly sales goal set for the five-door Insight, Honda said. The environmentally friendly Insight [...]

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