Toyota Prius - 1 Million sold & still counting
Prius, Toyota’s petrol/electric hybrid vehicle, has crossed the magical number of 1 Million units in sales worldwide. Introduced in 1997 in Japan & in US & Europe later on has been the best selling hybrid vehicle. With the recession, high gas prices, global warming & other important factors, the prius sales is at an all time high. The milege hungry customers have increased the sales of the Japanese cars worldwide. But the increase in the cost of raw materials is affecting the Japanese manufacturers. The Detroit is finding the going tough with all the 3 makers facing high energy costs, gas guzzling SUV’s, pension problems, tougher environmental rules by the US among other factors. Toyota Prius has caught the fancy of the celebrities worldwide.