Toyota Has Now Sold 200,000 Hybrids in Britain

As some other car brands reveal their intentions to sell ever-larger numbers of electrified hybrid cars, Toyota has announced the sale of its 200,000^th hybrid in the UK. The world’s biggest producer of hybrid cars has reached the landmark after launching the original Prius back in 2000.

It was a slow start: just 184 Prius were sold 17 years ago. In contrast, year-to-date 2017 hybrid sales have topped 29,000, from a range that includes the Prius, Prius Plug-in Hybrid, Yaris Hybrid, Auris Hybrid, C-HR Hybrid and RAV4 Hybrid.

Although the Prius is the halo car, the best-selling Toyota hybrid in Britain is the Auris – indeed, both here and in Europe. The Burnaston, Derbyshire-built car commands a hybrid share of 70 percent, a proportion matched by the in-demand C-HR Hybrid.

And even though Toyota hybrids only offer zero-emissions fully-electric motoring for a limited time, the firm says even this is a benefit: “unlike all-electric, battery-powered cars, there’s no down-time spent recharging from a power point and no concerns about whether you will have enough energy in reserve to reach your destination”.  

Take that, Nissan, and your best-selling Leaf electric car...

Source: Toyota