Toyota to boost Prius output to 450,000 units/year by
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Toyota Motor Corp. plans to boost output of the Prius hybrid car at the automaker's Japanese plants to 450,000 a year by 2009, the Nikkei business daily reported Friday. The move was in response to rising global demand for fuel-efficient vehicles. Toyota, which also manufactures the Prius in China, manufactured about 280,000 Prius cars in 2007, said the report