Toyota withdraw 200 thousand units of Prius hybrid
Toyota downloaded over 430 thousand hybrid vehicles worldwide. This figure includes around 300 thousand copies of the new model Prius, the world agencies reported. The company will draw in Japan nearly 200 thousand (199 666) units of the Prius. These are reported by Toyota in Japan filed today in the Ministry of Transport official document giving details of the operation. Recalled Prius is the best selling model in the country in 2009 he was put on sale in May and was the most popular hybrid model in the world. Toyota in Japan will draw over 223 thousand (223 068) hybrid car. Besides the newest Prius, the measure applies to the Prius Pi HVB, SAI and Lexus Es 250 H H. Outside Japan, Toyota will withdraw about 213 thousand hybrid vehicles, about 150 thousand of them in North America. The measure applies to approximately 100 thousand units Prius.
The company president Akio Toyoda has scheduled a meeting at 17.30 hrs local time (10.30 pm local time) with the Minister of Transport Seiji Maehara. Toyoda is expected to apologize for a series of withdrawals of cars worldwide.
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