7th Month in a Row
The Toyota Prius is again the best selling vehicle in Japan, as it has been for the last 7 months. In fact, one of every ten vehicles sold in Japan is a Prius. Overall, Toyota sold 26,815 Prius hybrids in November.
The Honda Insight came in at 5th at 9,413 units.
In the last year or so there have been some studies regarding the inability of tax credits to help move hybrid cars. Perhaps that’s the case in Canada, but it certainly isn’t the case in Japan.
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