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Toyota passes 1 million mark in Prius sales
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TOKYO — (AP) Toyota's Prius started out a decade ago as a risky experiment in green technology. Today, it's the world's first mass-produced gas-electric hybrid vehicle to hit the one million mark in sales.
The Prius, which went on sale in Japan in 1997, has been a big hit with drivers around the world and is now sold in 40 countries and regions.
Its popularity is going strong amid surging gas prices and growing concerns about the environment.
A cumulative 1.028 million Prius vehicles have been sold globally as of the end of April, Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday.
Toyota, Japan's top automaker, sells other hybrid models, but the Prius has been by far the most popular.
When including the other hybrid models, Toyota's cumulative overall sales of gas-electric vehicles total 1.46 million, according to Toyota, which also makes the Camry sedan and Lexus luxury cars.
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