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Most industry milestones make for pretty weak news events. Like when Toyota passes General Motors in global sales, or when trucks became more than half the U.S. car market, they are simply small reminders of some greater change that was barreling down the freeway for years. Toyota's news that it has sold more than 1 million Priuses globally as of the end of April is no exception.

David Welch, Auto Beat

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