As part of Toyota Motor Corp.’s goal to sell 1 million hybrids each year worldwide soon after 2010, it has set a target of 36,000 units annually for sales of its new hybrid Sai sedan in Japan. The Prius is Toyota’s first hybrid car while the Sai came in second. The Sai is actually a repackaged version of the Lexus HS250h, which went on sale in June.
If you’re in Japan, expect the Sai to go on sale in your country on December 7. The Sai is more expensive than the Prius and is priced at 3.38 million yen ($37,290), considerably lower than the HS250h, which is priced from 3.96 million yen. Toyota Motor Kyushu in southern Japan is building the Sai and for now, there are no plans to export it.
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