Business / Corporate Jul 19, 2021
Toyota launches fuel-efficient Aqua hybrid with better acceleration
Toyota, which had received orders for about 15,000 new Aqua units as of last Thursday, is aiming to sell 9,800 units a month.
Business Sep 6, 2017
Toyota's Aqua hybrid top seller in August for first time since 2015
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Aqua hybrid was the best-selling car in Japan in August, grabbing the top spot for the first time since November 2015, according to industry data released Wednesday. The country's largest carmaker sold 10,870 units of its Aqua, down 3.1 percent from a ...
Business Jan 8, 2016
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Aqua hybrid was the best-selling car in 2015, while six minicars made it into the top 10 ranking, data from industry bodies showed Friday. The Aqua clinched top spot for the first time since 2013 with sales of 215,525 units, down 7.6 ...
Business Jun 4, 2015
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Aqua hybrid was the best-selling car in the nation in May, holding the top spot for the second month in a row, industry bodies said Thursday. The Aqua logged an 18.9 percent jump in sales from the previous year to 14,428 vehicles, ...
Business May 11, 2015
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Aqua hybrid became the nation's best-selling car in April after notching a 13.7 percent jump in sales to 15,555 units from a year earlier, industry bodies said Monday. Honda Motor Co.'s N-Box came in second after a 12.1 percent plunge in sales ...
Business / Corporate Nov 27, 2013
Toyota Motor Corp. says a renovated version of its Aqua hybrid going on sale next Monday will overtake Honda Motor Co.'s Fit compact as the world's most fuel-efficient vehicle apart from plug-in hybrids. The increased fuel efficiency of 37.0 km per liter achieved by Toyota's ...
Business / Corporate Oct 9, 2013
Honda Fit designed as 'Prius-killer' in challenge to Toyota
by Ma Jie and Yuki Hagiwara
Honda Motor Co. wants to remind the world that hybrid means more than the Prius. Japan's third-largest carmaker last month started selling a new version of its Fit compact at home, including a hybrid designed to take on Toyota Motor Corp.'s global dominance in sales ...
Business / Corporate Sep 5, 2013
Honda Motor Co. will debut its remodeled Fit hatchback Friday in Japan to challenge Toyota Motor Corp.'s lead in hybrid compacts. The third-generation Fit will be priced from ¥1.26 million for the gasoline version, Honda said in a statement Thursday. Sales are targeted at 15,000 ...
Business Mar 7, 2013
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Aqua hybrid hatchback remained the nation's top-selling car for the fifth straight month in February, selling 24,526 units, up 11.7 percent from a year earlier, industry bodies said Wednesday. The automaker's Prius hybrid hatchback took the No. 2 slot with sales of ...