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The progress of Toyota’s hybrid power technology has reached another landmark with cumulative global sales of Toyota hybrid vehicles reaching 6.072 million units at the end of December. Notably the latest million-milestone has been reached in the fastest time yet, just nine months since the figure moved past five million.

Toyota recognises that its cleaner, efficient technologies can only truly make a positive impact if they are widely used, hence its on-going efforts to encourage the mass-market take-up of its hybrid vehicles.


As of this month, Toyota Motor Corporation sells 24 hybrid passenger car models and one plug-in hybrid in approximately 80 countries and regions around the world. In the UK, home to production of the hybrid versions of Auris and Auris Touring Sports, the range extends to 10 Toyota and Lexus hybrids, plus Prius Plug-in.

Within the next two years, Toyota will launch 15 new hybrids. It will continue to develop its product range and the number of markets where its hybrid models are available.

Toyota calculates that, as of 31 December 2013, Toyota hybrid vehicles have reduced the amount of CO2 entering the atmosphere – believed to be a cause of global warming – by approximately 41 million tonnes, compared to the impact the same number of equivalent petrol-powered vehicles would have. On the same basis, it also estimates its hybrids have saved around 15,000 million litres of petrol.

Toyota entered hybrid vehicle production in August 1997 with the launch in Japan of the Coast Hybrid EV bus, followed in December by the first generation Prius, the world’s first mass-produced hybrid car. Since then Toyota’s hybrids have enjoyed increasing support from customers around the world.

Toyota’s hybrid system is designed as a core technology that can be used in different forms to create environmentally efficient vehicles for different customer requirements. The company will continue to work to raise performance, reduce costs and expand its product line-up – including the introduction of environmentally efficient non-hybrid vehicles.

Toyota hybrid vehicle sales – all brands


(1 = 1,000 units)

Cumulative sales of Toyota hybrid passenger vehicles



(1 = 1,000 units) * Including Prius Plug-in; ** including Auris Hybrid Touring Sports.

Of the teams that are out of the ELMS to common finale came with the ALMS after Braselton, could Thiriet by TDS Racing convince fifth.

TDS with fifth win at Petit Le Mans, the ELMS

TDS with fifth win at Petit Le Mans, the ELMS

While at the top with the LMP1 guest starters of rebellion, a European team, the Petit Le Mans was able to win, it was behind the ELMS team for points in the championship. Thiriet by TDS Racing and driver Mathias Beche, Pierre Thiriet and Christophe Tinseau were in fifth place overall and fourth in the LMP2 class for the second time this season, coming ahead of the competition to the finish and get the championship.

The Morgan of Oak came with Jacques Nicolet, Bertrand Baguette and Olivier Pla as the sixth to eighth place finish LMP2, the Zytek of Greaves and the Oreca prototype of Murphy did not see the goal. Status GP took the trip across the pond but not start.

The two cars from the GTE-Am were counted at positions 24 and 39. During the IMSA Performance Porsche Anthony Pons, Nicolas Armindo and Raymond Narac with the class victory won the amateur class of ELMS, the AF Corse Ferrari of Matt Griffin hit with driving into the barriers.