Home | News | Road Tests Honda Reaches 300,000 Hybrid Vehicles Sales Home > News > Honda 19th February, 2009 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. yesterday (Wednesday, 18/2/09) announced that global sales of Honda hybrid vehicles passed the 300,000 unit mark on a cumulative basis at the end of January 2009, since the introduction of the first generation Insight in November 1999. Honda is now selling its hybrid models in approximately 40 countries around the world including the key markets of Japan, North America and Europe. Honda Hybrid Sales by Model/Region (as of the end of January 2009) Model Region Start of Sales Cumulative Unit Sales Insight Japan Nov. 1999 2,340 North America Dec. 1999 14,288 Europe Mar. 2000 392 Total   17,020 Civic Hybrid Japan Dec. 2001 22,899 North America Mar. 2002 191,493 Europe May. 2003 34,757 Asia/Oceania Feb. 2004 5,514 China Nov. 2007 280 Others May. 2006 306 Total   255,249 Accord Hybrid North America Dec. 2004 28,471 Total   28,471 Total Unit Sales of Honda Hybrid Models 300,740 Honda began sales in Japan on 6th February, 2009, of the all-new Insight hybrid vehicle, a five-door hatchback model featuring a lightweight, compact hybrid system that achieves exceptional fuel economy at an affordable price. Sales of the all new Insight is scheduled to begin in Australia next month. Sales in Europe and North America will commence in March and April, respectively. Honda set annual sales targets of approximately 60,000 units in Japan, more than 30,000 units in Europe and approximately 100,000 units in North America. The annual global sales target is approximately 200,000 units. Honda will further enhance its hybrid model line-up with the introduction of the all-new sporty hybrid vehicle, based on the CR-Z design concept model, in 2010, in the effort to achieve full-scale market penetration of hybrid vehicles. More Honda News ..... here More Alternative Fuel Vehicle News ..... here About | Car Clubs | Home | News | Road Ramblings | Road Tests | Subscribe | Top Drive ©   2009   All rights reserved.   Next Car Pty. Ltd.