Honda sells more than 300,000 hybrid vehicles

- HONDA MOTOR CO. (TSE:7267) announced Wednesday that by the end of January it had sold more than 300,000 hybrid vehicles worldwide, reaching the milestone less than 10 years after introducing its Insight hybrid domestically in November 1999. The automaker reported that cumulative worldwide sales of hybrid vehicles stood at 300,740 as of January 31.

* In addition to the Insight, it also sells hybrid versions of its Civic and Accord.

* The Civic Hybrid has been the best seller, with sales totaling 255,249 vehicles.