Toyota is benefiting from a shift towards extra fuel-efficient powertrains in Poland, the place general gross sales rose 21 % in January.

Demand for hybrids such because the Japanese automaker’s Yaris Cross, Yaris and Corolla boosted the powertrain’s gross sales 67 % to 7,820 models final month, in accordance with figures from Dataforce.

That elevated Poland’s hybrid market share greater than 6 share factors to 22.3 % in January.

In the meantime, demand for gasoline-powered vehicles, nonetheless Poland’s dominant powertrain, fell by greater than 6 share factors to 55.3 % final month.

Gross sales of fashions with full-electric powertrains doubled final month to 1,077 models, boosting their market share to three.1 % from 1.8 % in January 2022.

Led by the Yaris Cross, the Japanese automaker owned each spot within the nation’s checklist of high 5-sellers in January (see chart, beneath).

Of the 7,989 autos Toyota offered in Poland final month, which was a rise of greater than a 3rd, 74 % had been hybrids. That’s up from 53 % throughout the first quarter of 2021.

Toyota’s closest competitor within the gross sales rating, Skoda, was practically 4,400 models behind regardless of a 34 % acquire to three,595 models final month.  

The general Polish market has been on the rise since final August.