10,000 orders for Lexus RX400h Hybrid and counting

By early December, 10,000 orders for the world's newest hybrid SUV, the Lexus RX 400h, had already been placed.

Toyota's newest hybrid, which was originally to be released this month, had to have its release pushed back months because of overwhelming demand.

The Prius hybrid, Toyota's first hybrid, has created lists of customers waiting as much as 6 months to claim their car.

In 2006, Toyota will begin producing hybrids in China, and already talks are in place to bring a hybrid car plant to the United States.