Kyodo - Toyota Motor
Corp.'s Prius hybrid topped the
February sales rankings in Japan, retaining
first place for the ninth consecutive
month, with its sales nearly doubling from a year earlier to 35,875 units,
industry bodies said Tuesday.
Honda Motor Co.'s
Fit subcompact came in second with
sales of 24,973 units, up 48.0 percent, followed by Daihatsu Motor Co.'s mini vehicle Mira, which posted sales
of 22,023 units, marking a 3.2-fold year-on-year increase, according to data compiled by the Japan Automobile
Dealers Association and the Japan Mini Vehicles Association.
Toyota's Aqua
hybrid, which was released in December, rose to fourth place with sales of
21,951 units.
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VOCABULARY
1.
Hybrid
(n) - something that consists of or comes from a mixture of two or more other
things
2.
Retaining
(v) - to keep something or continue to have something
4.
Subcompact
(n) - a type of very small and inexpensive car
5.
Mini
(n) - something small of its kind:
6.
Compiled
(v) - collected
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Do you have a car? Tell something about your
car.
2.
Describe your dream car?
3.
Which car maker do you recommend? Why?
4.
Discuss about car prices.
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Talk about your country’s transportation.
