In what is one of the rare moments of joy for Japanese carmaker Toyota, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association yesterday announced that the Prius is the country’s best selling models of 2009, with 208,876 hybrids finding new owners last year.
"The numbers speak for themselves," Toyota spokesman Paul Nolasco said, according to DetNews. "The Prius represents the ideal package people in Japan are looking for in terms of environmental and driving performance."