Toyota’s Prius hybrid again topped the January-June car sales ranking in Japan, including minivehicles, an auto industry group said.
It is the second year in a row for the Prius to take the first-half sales crown, the Nikkei reported.
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Its sibling Aqua (exported as the Prius c) subcompact hybrid came second, followed by Honda’s N Box minivehicle.
The ranking underscores the strong consumer attraction of fuel-efficient hybrids and minivehicles in Japan, the report noted.
Sales of the Prius totaled 132,472 units, but were down 27.1% year on year. The third generation model has been logging smaller sales since the government ended its subsidies for eco-friendly vehicles.
The government’s incentive programme helped push up sales of the Prius in the first half of last year.
