Japan: Insight Becomes First Hybrid Vehicle to Rank as Best-Selling Vehicle
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Japan: Insight Becomes First Hybrid Vehicle to Rank as Best-Selling Vehicle
Insight Becomes First Hybrid Vehicle to Rank as Best-Selling Vehicle* in Japan
TOKYO, Japan, May 11, 2009 - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that Insight ranked as the industry's best-selling car among new vehicle registrations* in Japan for the month of April 2009, with sales of 10,481 units (source: Japan Automobile Dealers Association). It is the first time in history for a hybrid model to be the industry's best selling vehicle in Japan for any monthly sales period.
(*) Excepting mini-cars with displacement of 660cc or less
http://world.honda.com/news/2009/4090511Insight/
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Cumulative sales of the Insight in Japan for 2009 since February 6, up to the end of April, is 19,475
TOKYO, Japan, May 11, 2009 - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that Insight ranked as the industry's best-selling car among new vehicle registrations* in Japan for the month of April 2009, with sales of 10,481 units (source: Japan Automobile Dealers Association). It is the first time in history for a hybrid model to be the industry's best selling vehicle in Japan for any monthly sales period.
(*) Excepting mini-cars with displacement of 660cc or less
http://world.honda.com/news/2009/4090511Insight/
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Cumulative sales of the Insight in Japan for 2009 since February 6, up to the end of April, is 19,475
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Re: Japan: Insight Becomes First Hybrid Vehicle to Rank as Best-Selling Vehicle
That's great news, but not surprising. Japan and other countries are often ahead of the curve when it comes to new technologies, compared to the U.S. Maybe it will take more publicity on this for people here to start taking notice of what's happening in other countries.
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