Toyota: Successes with hybrid models
STRONG RESULT Toyota has sold 2524 passenger cars in Switzerland so far this year. It is the best result in six years and represents an increase of over ten percent compared to 2018. Christian Künstler, Managing Director of Toyota AG, said, "We are very pleased with the extremely positive result in the first three months. We want to [...]
Christian Künstler, Managing Director of Toyota AG: "We are very pleased with the extremely positive result in the first three months. We naturally want to carry the momentum with us and make every further month positive, and the five new models we are launching in 2019 will also help us to do this.
Reductions in consumption and emissions
In 2019, more customers again opted for Toyota's innovative self-charging hybrid system compared with the prior-year period. The system, which has already seen more than 13 million hybrid vehicles sold by the Toyota Group worldwide since its launch, reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
Customers increasingly opt for hybrid
In the overall Swiss market, hybrid systems, which combine an electric engine and a gasoline engine, increased by 29.6 percent in the first quarter. At Toyota, the share of customers choosing the hybrid system for passenger cars increased to 62 percent from 59 percent in the first quarter of 2018.
