Prius dominates Japanese car sales
So hybrid incentives don't work?The Toyota Prius has now been the top selling vehicle in Japan for 3 months, thanks to government incentives to buy hybrid cars.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if an American-made hybrid was the top selling vehicle in the US, with or without tax incentives? If the Prius were made by Ford, instead of Toyota, might not the Prius be close? Wouldn't US consumers flock to an American-made foreign-oil dependency fighting hybrid if it were Prius-competitive in both performance and cost?
Will an American hybrid be the top selling vehicle in America for just one month any time in the next decade?
Labels: Hybrid Vehicles, toyota prius
posted by Dahcredyns at
8:47 AM
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I have been trying to buy a 2010 Prius IV with a sunroof like in all those ads for three months now and they are just not available in my area. I would also like a Prius V with a Adv Tech Pkg (Adpative Cruise Control) but these are just as scarce. The dealer will only sell me a car with the Leather Pkg if I have to have the Nav Pkg. Not sure what Toyota is doing here...
Unfortunately, battery shortages have slowed output of the new Prius, so getting exactly what you want won't be easy - possibly until next year when Panasonic EV is supposed to double its battery production capabilities.
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