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Toyota Prius tops selling list for 15th month in a row
The Toyota Prius hybrid has topped the best selling car list in Japan for the 15th month in a row, new figures have shown.
According to the Associated Press, Toyota - the world's biggest car maker - has now shifted more than 2.68 million hybrids around the world, a million of which have been sold in Japan.
Japanese drivers are currently able to benefit from tax breaks and other financial incentives if they buy a green car, which could be helping to further boost the Prius' popularity in the country.
Toyota has been hit by a series of high-profile safety scandals which have seen it recall millions of motors around the world. Problems with faulty accelerators are thought to have contributed to a number of car accident deaths in the US and the head of the firm, Akio Toyoda, was called before US Congress to explain the company's quality control measures.
Related news stories:
Toyota reveals Prius fault (30th November 2010)
Prius still Japan's best-selling motor (6th April 2010)
Toyota 'could build Prius at third factory' (15th March 2010)
Toyota targets 10,000 Prius sales a month (18th May 2009)
According to the Associated Press, Toyota - the world's biggest car maker - has now shifted more than 2.68 million hybrids around the world, a million of which have been sold in Japan.
Japanese drivers are currently able to benefit from tax breaks and other financial incentives if they buy a green car, which could be helping to further boost the Prius' popularity in the country.
Toyota has been hit by a series of high-profile safety scandals which have seen it recall millions of motors around the world. Problems with faulty accelerators are thought to have contributed to a number of car accident deaths in the US and the head of the firm, Akio Toyoda, was called before US Congress to explain the company's quality control measures.
Related news stories:
Toyota reveals Prius fault (30th November 2010)
Prius still Japan's best-selling motor (6th April 2010)
Toyota 'could build Prius at third factory' (15th March 2010)
Toyota targets 10,000 Prius sales a month (18th May 2009)
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