Toyota Believes in the Future of Its Hybrid Vehicles

By 2020, Toyota expects hybrid vehicles to 20% of the global car market

Takeshi Uchiyamada, a top engineer for the car to Toyota, made ​​some interesting predictions this week. He expects hybrid vehicles, including extended-range plug-in hybrids will be 20% of global car sales by 2020.

You may be wondering what is the prediction based on. Well, Toyota's executive vice president of Control R & D and engineering pointed out that hybrid car sales for 20% of annual vehicle sales in Japan, but that the majority of developing countries at or below 10% of hybrid sales. But apparently believes that these markets will develop in the same way the Japanese market.

What will Toyota's market share in sales of hybrid vehicles to be?

Which car manufacturer Toyota market share of hybrid cars on the market pie would be something the Toyota engineer refused to expand on though. And tops while ago, Toyota's market share in sales of hybrid vehicles in the United States is as high as 80%. However, it has slipped a bit as new competitors entered the market.

Toyota has no plans to continue its successful work with high hybrid car sales and hopes to further expand its presence in all the hybrid vehicle market, including the United States with the Prius V, C and Prius Prius Plug-in zasredine next year.

According to Takeshi Uchiyamada automobile company also hopes to double the volume of U.S. sales of Toyota Camry at about 50,000 units in 2012. The European car market, a hybrid version of the redesigned Corolla will be published.

Toyota production management in respect of hybrid car sales growth?

for the automaker will be able to meet the expected demand growth, the manufacturing process should be adjusted. Because car manufacturer Toyota is looking using suppliers outside Japan to build hybrid components. After the March earthquake in Japan, it became clear that a company that is too dangerous to rely on one source for key components.

Toyota engineers predicted a bleak future for electric vehicles

So far, Toyota is focused on building hybrid cars and plug-in hybrids live up to the increased demand for 'green cars. Electric cars are not a priority for car brands. So it comes as no surprise that Uchiyamada not foresee a positive future for electric vehicles.

It is expected that electric vehicles will fail their hype. "Based on current data, the goals announced by other players to show that they are on the right track," said Uchiyamada. "Compared with the goal, it's pretty disappointing for them ."