This milestone was reached 12 years and two months after the start of sales of the first generation Honda Insight in Japan in November 1999, which delivered fuel economy of 35km/litre then the world's highest fuel economy among all petrol-powered vehicles.
Honda introduced the first generation Insight, Civic Hybrid and Accord Hybrid equipped with its original lightweight and compact IMA (Integrated Motor Assist) hybrid system.
More recently, following the introduction of the second generation Insight in 2009, Honda introduced a total of six new hybrid models in the last three years to expand the hybrid vehicle line-up and sales.
Honda's annual worldwide hybrid sales for 2011 was around 200,000 units (up 30 percent compared to 2010), and its total hybrid sales during the last three years topped 500,000 units.
As of today, Honda sells seven hybrid models in around 50 countries around the world.
