Toyota Motor Corporation announced that global sales of its hybrid vehicles topped the six million unit mark as of December 31, 2013, reaching 6.072 million units.

The latest million-unit milestone was achieved in the fastest time yet for Toyota, taking just nine months.

As of this month, Toyota sells 24 hybrid passenger car models and one plug-in hybrid model in approximately 80 countries and regions around the world.

Furthermore, within the next two years, Toyota will launch a total of 15 new hybrid vehicles worldwide, including the new “Harrier Hybrid” in Japan on January 15 and the new “Highlander Hybrid” in the US in the near future.

Toyota will continue augmenting its product lineup even further and increasing the number of countries and regions where it sells hybrid vehicles, a statement said.

As of December 31, 2013, Toyota hybrid vehicles have resulted in approximately 41 million fewer tons of CO2 emissions than would have been emitted by gasoline-powered vehicles of similar size and driving performance, according to the statement.

Toyota also estimates that its hybrid vehicles have saved approximately 15 million kiloliters of gasoline compared to the amount used by gasoline-powered vehicles of similar size. – TradeArabia News Service