The Prius gas-electric hybrid was Japan’s top-selling vehicle in 2011 for the 3rd straight year, underlining how the ecological automobile has scored a large hit.
Sales of Toyota Motor Corp.’s Prius totaled 252,528 vehicles in 2011, the Japan Motorcar Dealers Association articulated Wednesday.
The Matched subcompact from Japanese rival Honda Motor Co., which too comes in hybrid models, was No. 2.
Government-backed incentives and tax breaks have lifted the sales of ecological models despite a sluggish Japanese automobile market.
