More Than 60 Percent of Toyotas Sold in the Past Three Months Were Electrified
Amid a sharp downturn in EV sales in the U.S., Toyota’s longtime focus on hybrids appears to be paying off. Toyota and Lexus sales in the U.S. rose 0.6% year over year to 633,223 vehicles in the three months ending in September, according to the company’s third-quarter sales report. Of those, 363,367, or 57%, were what Toyota calls “electrified” vehicles, which includes hybrids, plug-in hybrids, fully electric vehicles, and fuel-cell vehicles.
- ▪Amid a sharp downturn in EV sales in the U.S., Toyota’s longtime focus on hybrids appears to be paying off.
- ▪Toyota and Lexus sales in the U.S. rose 0.6% year over year to 633,223 vehicles in the three months ending in September, according to the company’s third-quarter sales report.
- ▪Of those, 363,367, or 57%, were what Toyota calls “electrified” vehicles, which includes hybrids, plug-in hybrids, fully electric vehicles, and fuel-cell vehicles.
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| Publication time | Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:29:00 +0000 |
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Amid a sharp downturn in EV sales in the U.S., Toyota’s longtime focus on hybrids appears to be paying off. Toyota and Lexus sales in the U.S. rose 0.6% year over year to 633,223 vehicles in the three months ending in September, according to the company’s third-quarter sales report. Of those, 363,367, or 57%, were what Toyota calls “electrified” vehicles, which includes hybrids, plug-in hybrids, fully electric vehicles, and fuel-cell vehicles. That means electrified models outsold Toyota and Lexus vehicles powered only by traditional combustion engines. Looking just at the Toyota brand, the shift was even more pronounced. Toyota sold 325,227 electrified vehicles out of 540,167 total vehicles during the quarter, meaning just over 60% were electrified.
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