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Toyota Prius (NHW11, first generation) The Prius NHW11 (sometimes referred to as "Generation II" [18]) was the first Prius sold by Toyota outside of Japan, with sales in limited numbers beginning in the year 2000 in Asia, America, Europe and Australia.
Vehicle vinyl wrap and color change wrap grew in popularity out of the wrap advertising business. The first attempts at using the plastic in commercial applications failed as a result of being too fragile. In 1926, Waldo Semon invented the vinyl still used today by introducing additives to PVC that made it flexible and easier to process. [2]
The production version of the Aqua was unveiled in the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. The production Prius c was introduced in the U.S. at the January 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. [10] The Aqua was launched in Japan in December 2011 at a price of ¥1.69 million (US$21,700). [11] Sales in several Asian markets began in January ...
UPDATE 11/14/22: Toyota has released even more teaser images for the Prius (see gallery below) and announced the information about the global reveal. It will take place at 11:30 pm Eastern time on ...
The Toyota Prius is the top selling hybrid car in the U.S., with more than 1.6 million units sold since 2000 thru April 2016. [5] [25] Sales of Prius family vehicles in California represented 26% of all Prius purchases in the U.S. during 2012.
The Toyota Prius v (for versatile [7]), also named Prius α (pronounced as Alpha) in Japan, and Prius+ in Europe and Singapore, is a hybrid gasoline-electric automobile produced by Toyota introduced in Japan in May 2011, in the U.S. in October 2011, and released in Europe in June 2012.
The Prius Plug-In Hybrid Concept was exhibited at the September 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, [10] the October 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, [11] and the December 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show. [12] The vehicle was based on the third-generation Toyota Prius (model XW30) but outfitted with 5.2 kWh lithium-ion batteries .
It was reported that a total of 2,152 Prius were sold in 2006 and 414 in 2007. The relatively low sales was blamed on high price, about US$15,000 higher than the equivalent in Japan or the U.S., caused by high duties on imported parts. [13] In early March 2008, Toyota cut the price of Prius by up to eight percent or US$3,000 to CN¥259,800 (US ...