Hybrids Playing Big Role for Toyota in Europe
Hybrids account for one- third of Toyota-brand sales in Europe.A full third of Toyota light-vehicle sales in Europe now are hybrids, the automaker says.Premium-level buyers are even more environmentally and efficiency-conscious, with Toyota's high-ticket Lexus brand seeing nearly two-thirds of its sales from hybrid models.
Toyota Motor Europe on track to sell 300,000 hybrids in 2016
The all-new C-HR crossover, slated to be launched at the end of 2016, will be Toyota's eighth hybrid in Europe.As Toyota and Lexus prepare to introduce three new hybrids to their European line-ups – the Toyota C-HR Hybrid, the new-generation Prius Plug-In Hybrid and the Lexus LC 500h coupe – Toyota Motor Europe is seeing a sharp increase in its existing hybrid sales so far this year: +45% versus 2015, which was already a record year.These three new models will be on the Toyota and Lexus stands at the Paris Motor Show.
Toyota hybrid sales rise 45% in Europe last year
Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has seen hybrid sales rise 45% this year as it prepares to exhibit three new hybrids at the Paris motor show.The manufacturer will be exhibiting the Toyota C-HR hybrid, the new generation Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid and the Lexus LC 500h coupe at the event."We're on track to sell close to 300,000 hybrids this year," said Karl Schlicht, executive vice-president of TME.
Toyota Motor Europe sales electrified by hybrids
When it comes to alternative powertrains, there is the future, and there is here and now.As Toyota and Lexus prepare to introduce three new hybrids to their European line-ups – the Toyota C-HR Hybrid, the new generation Prius Plug-In Hybrid and the Lexus LC 500h coupe – Toyota Motor Europe (TME) is seeing a sharp increase in its existing hybrid sales so far this year: +45% versus 2015, which was already a record year.These three new models will be on the Toyota and Lexus stands at the forthcoming Paris Motor Show.