Toyota to raise prices of 2 hybrid models
25/8/2008 16:58
Toyota announced today that it is to raise the prices of two hybrid models
sold in Japan by 3 percent in response to soaring raw material prices.
As of
September 1, the price for the Prius hybrid passenger car 's S type will rise by
73,500 yen (US$668) to 2,383,500 yen (US$22,000) while that for the Harrier
Hybrid S Package version will also increase 136,500 yen (US$1,240) to 4,756, 500
yen (US$43,000), the nation's No.1 carmaker said.
Furthermore, Toyota will
also increase the prices of some commercial vehicles.Probox Van's DX Comfort
Package version, among others, will go up by 1 percent to 1,321,950 yen
(US$12,000).
Xinhua
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