- Toyota has overpassed in October the threshold of 4.6 million hybrid vehicles sold worldwide since the launch of the Prius in 1997.

- Out of this total, 2.04 million units were sold in Japan, almost as much in the United States (1.87 million units),  and less than 400,000 in

  Europe.

- Hybrids currently account for 15% of global sales of Toyota and 40% of its sales in Japan.

  The manufacturer offers in its range 19 hybrids and plug-in hybrid, that it sells in approximately 80 countries.