Lexus Hybrid Cars hit Half-Million Sales Milestone
Lexus, Toyota's luxury segment subsidiary seems to be thriving on the sale of its hybrid cars. The global sales of Lexus hybrid vehicles has passed the half million milestone mark recently. Ever since the first hybrid, the RX 400h was released in 2005, Lexus has sold 506,000 hybrid vehicles equipped with the Lexus Hybrid Drive system.
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Published On Dec 22, 2012 16:29 IST
Published OnDec 22, 2012 16:29 IST
Last Updated OnDec 22, 2012 16:29 IST
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Ever since the hybrid line's initiation in 2005, Lexus has sold many popular hybrid models including the RX 400h, GS 450h, LS 600h, HS 250h, CT 200h and the latest ES 300h. Among these the most popular are the RX 400h and the CT 200h which have so far derived global sales of 259,000 and 122,000 units respectively.
According to Lexus, Europe seems to be the most popular market for the hybrids with sales of 126,000 units so far. That accounts for a quarter of the world wide sales.
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Raised in the Middle East, Wajeeh Khan spent most of his life in Doha, Qatar where he was originally educated in the field of communications and networking. He spent five years working and garnering experience in various fields including administration, insurance, sales and construction. However, Wajeeh has always had a deep seated passion for automotive writing, which has brought him back to his roots in India and although a fresher in the field, he is an obsessive enthusiast with an extreme and inquisitive nature and has his bases on the hows and whys of the functioning of a car, all covered.</p>
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Armed with exceptional knowledge on the workings of the English language and his obsession for cars, he hopes to make a name for himself in the field of automotive journalism.</p>
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