According to Japan Automobile Dealers Association, Toyota Prius with 208.876 sold has been ranked at top of all the new cars sales in Japan for year 2009 by beating Honda Fit with 157.324 sold, followed by 117.655 sold of Toyota Vitz at the same period. (if the statistics includes subcompact cars sales, Suzuki Wagon-R takes the second place with 201.528 sold in 2009)
This amount is a considerable figure because the third generation of Prius has been available in Japan only since the last May, though the sales has been boosted thanks to eco-incentives of up to 196.800 yens.
By the way, hybrid cars are so popular in Japan that many people should have ordered a Toyota Sai (Prius had a wait list of 6 months because of a supply problem of lithium batteries ), before its official launch on December 7, 2009, for the initial deadline of eco-incentives on March 31, 2009 was approaching. Now it is extended another 6 months until September 2010, so they could wait quietly for several months before being delivered.
Moved by a 2400cc gasoline motor and able to run 23km per liter, Sai is Toyota's third hybrid only model launched after Prius in May and Lexus HS250h in July, and its price lies somewhat between those two models: its cheapest model costs 3,38 million yens versus HS250h 3,95 millions and Prius 2,05 millions.
Toyota also plans to launch a hybrid subcompact car in 2011, able to run an astonishing 40km par liter, so it could complete its product range.
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