Toyota to launch six new hybrid cars

Toyota to launch six new hybrid cars, Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle on display Toyota's Prius hybrid has been a success in Japan where it has been the best-selling car since May 2009 Toyota plans to launch six new hybrid vehicles by the end of 2012, a company spokesman has said, as competition to build greener cars increases.

The increase will take Toyota's total number of hybrid models to 20. The Wall Street Journal reported that two would be luxury brand Lexus models and four would be Toyota vehicles. Rival Nissan's Leaf electric car is due in the US and Japan later this year, and Honda is to start selling electric cars in those markets in 2012.