According to industry analysts and Toyota, the manufacturer is planning on producing 100,000 new hybrid cars by 2009.  This is a hybrid only vehicle, which will be released under the Lexus name plate in the US and looks to be an upsale to the great selling green car Prius.

Toyota is obviously hoping this new hybrid car will sell as well as the Prius.  A press release in May announced that Toyota sold over 1 million Prius hybrid cars world wide.

As part of its high-priority environment-management policies, Toyota has made a concerted effort to promote and popularize hybrid technology, chiefly through the Prius. And as hybrid technology can be applied to a wide range of vehicles, Toyota aims to sell 1 million or more hybrid vehicles annually as early as possible in the 2010s.

Toyota Prius

According to Toyota they will start manufacturing a Toyota Camry Hybrid in China by 2010.  They are hopiong to ramp up production as they see a demand for hybrid vehicles increase, obviously in line with increasing fuel prices.  Seems to be a smart move, especially considering the Chinese government recently increased gas prices, the potential for demand on an Electric-Gas Hybrid vehicle is good.

This isn't the first Hybrid car Toyota has manufactured in China, but the Toyota Prius was only made in very short supply.  It's reported that there were over 430,000 Hybrid's made, less than 400 were built in the China manufacturing plant.  However, keeping inventory close to home may be in the minds of Toyota higher ups.

Currently Toyota has plans to produce the Camry Hybrid in Thailand and Australia until 2010.

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