Japan All Time Top 5

Nissan Leaf in Nagawa

The Nissan Leaf is a distant leader thanks to a consistent sales rhythm of 10.000/year since it went on sale and the Prius PHEV is profiting from a good 2012 to remain in second place, but the Mitsu Outlander PHEV is proving to be a serious contestant and if demand remains high (+\- 2.000 units/month), it could reach #2 still in 2013.

Pl	Model	Sales (1)
1	Nissan Leaf	25.373
2	Toyota Prius PHEV	12.600
3	Mitsubishi I-Miev	8.047
4	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	4.304
5	Mitsubishi Minicab Miev	3.953

(1) - Updated until April 30th, 2013

Best-Selling models by year:
2010 - Mitsubishi I-Miev (2.542)
2011 - Nissan Leaf (10.310)
2012 - Toyota Prius PHEV (12.300)
2013(1) - Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (4.304)

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Chevy MyLink drives home with CTIA Emerging Technology Award

by Paul Leroux

There's nothing better than going home with first prize. Except, perhaps, doing it twice. Back in January, the QNX-based Chevy MyLink system earned a Best of CES 2013 Award, in the car tech category, for its intuitive user experience, smartphone connectivity, and instrument-cluster integration. And just recently, MyLink pulled another coup: it took first place in the "Automotive, LBS, Navigation & Safe Driving" category of the 2013 CTIA Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards.

If you're new to the E-Tech Awards, they honor innovation in wireless products and services. A panel of industry experts, reporters, and analysts conduct the online judging, which selects winners based on functionality, technological importance, and overall “wow” factor.

Congratulations to our friends at Chevrolet! And kudos for bringing such a successful system to market.

For more information on the awards, read the blog post from CTIA. For more information on Chevy MyLink, visit the Chevrolet channel on YouTube.

Image source: Chevrolet

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