PLANO, Texas, Nov. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The all-new 2020
Corolla and Corolla Hybrid may come in 8 colors, but according to
the Green Car Journal, all of them are green. An 11-member
panel of experts has selected the world's best-selling sedan and
its first-ever hybrid variant as the 2020 Green Car of the Year®.
"The new Corolla and Corolla Hybrid represent significant
achievements for Toyota and clearly deserve the 2020 Green Car of
the Year® honor," said Ron Cogan,
editor and publisher of Green Car Journal and
GreenCarJournal.com. "Corolla sells in huge numbers
worldwide. This means the impressive fuel efficiency of both
gasoline and hybrid Corollas promises to bring substantial,
cumulative and meaningful reductions in carbon emissions and fuel
use now and in future years."
While multiple Toyota models have finished as finalists over the
years, this achievement marks just the second time Toyota has won
this award since the Toyota Camry Hybrid in 2007.
"We at Toyota are truly grateful for Green Car Journal
recognizing our 2020 Corolla and Corolla Hybrid as Green Car of the
Year®," said Bill Fay, senior vice
president of Automotive Operations at Toyota Motor North America.
"This award is one we've been eyeing for a while now, so it's great
to get this recognition and stamp of approval. It really is a
testament to the desire and effort of Toyota team members to help
reduce our environmental impact, while delivering quality and
choice to our customers."
The all-new 2020 Corolla and first-ever Corolla Hybrid, which
launched earlier this year, brought forth a fully realized
engineering and design vision, breathing new life into a subcompact
segment that has faced some challenges. The Corolla Hybrid provides
impressive fuel efficiency with up to an EPA-estimated 53 city MPG,
while also serving as the most affordable Hybrid in the Toyota
lineup. Pair these new sedan offerings with the Corolla Hatchback,
and sales of the total Corolla line are holding steady in a segment
that is down over 15 percent in 2019.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S.
and North America for more than 60
years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation
mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands. During that
time, Toyota has created a tremendous value chain as our teams have
contributed to world-class design, engineering, and assembly of
more than 38 million cars and trucks in North America, where we have 14 manufacturing
plants, 15 including our joint venture in Alabama (10 in the U.S.), and directly employ
more than 47,000 people (over 36,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800
North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.) sold 2.8
million cars and trucks (2.4 million in the U.S.) in 2018.
Through the Start Your Impossible campaign, Toyota highlights
the way it partners with community, civic, academic and
governmental organizations to address our society's most pressing
mobility challenges. We believe that when people are free to move,
anything is possible. For more information about Toyota,
visit ToyotaNewsroom.com.
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cole.young@toyota.com
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