Already a well-established Toyota customer, the York-based business is taking delivery of a wide range of cars, from the Aygo to the Hilux Invincible advanced Prius Plug-in hybrid.

In the past three years Autohorn has bought nearly 200 Toyota hybrids making it one of the largest purchasers of hybrid vehicles in Yorkshire.

Lee Underwood, Autohorn’s managing director, explained: “Our experience with Toyota vehicles has shown them to be reliable, hard-wearing and attractive to our customers. We are pleased to extend our range with these new models, in particular Yaris Hybrid and, for the first time, Prius Plug-in.

“More and more customers are seeking a more environmentally friendly option when leasing a vehicle from us and we consider Toyota hybrids an excellent proposition, being easy, smooth and comfortable to drive with good fuel economy and low emissions.”

The deal is the latest in an existing partnership between Autohorn and the business team at Vantage Toyota York.

Glen Ramskill, centre principal at Vantage Toyota York, said: “We began working with Autohorn three years ago and have enjoyed an excellent relationship with them, not least because we are two local York businesses committed to giving our customers excellent service.

“We joined with them when they first wanted to introduce hybrids and are pleased that we are now able to offer them an even wider range of vehicles, including our latest hybrids, all-wheel drive models and city cars.”

Financing support for the new vehicles is being provided by Toyota Financial Services. Fleet renewal is scheduled every six months.