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Automotive News & Views Toyota in decline in 2009?
3618 messages, Last post on Nov 28, 2009 at 7:57 PM
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Replying to: nippononly (Jan 09, 2009 9:54 pm) Prius as Emergency Generator Saved Bacon, and Eggs, When Lights Went Out 
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Replying to: steve_ (Jan 09, 2009 10:00 pm) I would say Toyota will have some serious problems with all the hybrids sitting for months unsold. NiMH batteries do not like being discharged or being cold soaked. One dealer I checked in San Diego has 106 Prius listed. That is unreal. Someone in Japan needs to turn off the spigot until sales catch up with supply. Toyota usually has a better handle on supply and demand. They had to know how fickle Hybrid people are. They are all waiting for the latest and greatest 2010 models. The 2009 is not much different than the 2004. Best bet is to pull the batteries and what ever other components that will be re-used in the next gen and crush the 2009s for the recycle bin. Or they could have a GENUINE GM type Red Tag sale. Heck I might buy a Prius for $15k loaded. |
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Replying to: gagrice (Jan 10, 2009 6:35 am) No doubt Toyota will be in touch with you shortly.
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Replying to: grandtotal (Jan 10, 2009 8:31 am)
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Replying to: nippononly (Jan 10, 2009 12:39 pm) 
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Replying to: nippononly (Jan 10, 2009 12:39 pm) You should know me by now. I would hold onto it until they are in short supply and sell it at a profit. Of course I would only drive it with a disguise so none of my friends would see me driving it. Similar to being seen on a moped. 
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Toyota is announcing today that they now expect to be able to release a plug-in Prius using lithium-ion batteries by the end of this year, neatly one-upping Chevy's Volt in the process.
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Replying to: nippononly (Jan 12, 2009 6:47 am)
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Replying to: larsb (Jan 12, 2009 6:48 am) It all makes the Volt seem kind of irrelevant, considering that neither of these new Priuses is expected to be priced anywhere near the Volt's estimated $40K starting price. But I assume that the Volt will still beat even the plug-in Prius's electric-only driving range. It had better if Chevy's hopes for it are to pan out. |
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Replying to: larsb (Jan 12, 2009 6:48 am) Really?? I haven't seen anything about the EPA numbers at all. All I've seen are the various 'leaks' to the hybrid sites. I was expecting 50-54 mpg. Is this from a Toyota dispatch?
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