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Prius: 1M and Counting

Toyota hybrid's sales into seven digits, and company sees no slowdown

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(Newser) – The Toyota Prius is a now 1 million units strong, and the landmark gas-electric hybrid, introduced in 1997, is poised to keep growing, the AP reports. Toyota said today it expects to be selling a million a year by sometime after 2010; what’s more, the company claims 4.5 million tons of harmful gases have been taken out of the air since its debut.

Toyota Motor Chairman Fujio Cho.
Toyota Motor Chairman Fujio Cho.   (AP Photo)
High gas prices.
High gas prices.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
A visitor looks at the hybrid car
A visitor looks at the hybrid car "Prius" displayed at the Toyota Motor Corp.'s showroom.   (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
A Toyota Prius hybrid compact car is exhibited at the Tokyo Motor Show.
A Toyota Prius hybrid compact car is exhibited at the Tokyo Motor Show.   (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, FILE)
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