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Replying to: moparbad (Nov 30, 2006 9:58 am) "Sales and marketing officials said lower gas prices and production changes at the Japanese automaker were other factors that cut into its industry leading gas/electric hybrid sales in October. " All smaller cars did worse in October because of gas prices and SUVs improved. Idiotic US car buyers have SHORT memories. That says nothing negative about hybrids. The proof in the pudding will be this: If other carmakers besides Toyota have solid sales figures in their hybrid line (Honda Civic Hybrid, Ford Escape) in November and Toyota yet Toyota hybrids keep slipping, then THAT will indicate that there are a lot of fools who relied on the tax break to decide to buy a Toyota hybrid. If "all hybrids" are down in November, and other small cars are down and trucks and SUVs are up again, then that is merely a reflection of gas prices and not a reflection on the hybrid tax break situation. I have said before that it's "just the fool" who relies on a tax break to make the decision on what car to buy. Buy the hybrid car for what it gives you - cleaner air, better gas mileage, and higher resale value. |
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Toyota seeks tax breaks 3.4 billion in profits for just one quarter and Toyota requests tax incentives for it's hybrid vehicles!   If Toyota desires incentives for it's vehicles it can afford to provide them from it's own earnings. Toyota reports slow sales of popular hybrid, blaming waning buyer interest on absence of full federal tax break. Hybrid buyers buy for the tax break, not lower emissions, I knew it all along. 
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Replying to: moparbad (Nov 30, 2006 1:30 pm) Basically, with the current tax code, Toyota is now being "punished" for selling 60,000 hybrids so quickly !!! Trust me: Ford and GM will be crying too when the tax breaks expire on THEIR tiny offerings of a couple of slow-selling hybrids. Even the President wants the tax breaks extended - not just Toyota. It's not greed, it's the ENVIRONMENT. P.S. Name me ONE SINGLE hybrid buyer who bought ONLY for the tax break and I will indicate to you a fool. P.S.P.S. "diesel buyers buy for the exhaust smell" you see how broad generalizations are goofy? 
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Replying to: moparbad (Nov 30, 2006 1:30 pm)
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No's 1 and 10 are hybrids. CR article
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Nov 30, 2006 10:20 pm) Top 10 Cars with Highest Residual Value - No Hybrids Edmunds Top 10 Cars with Best Residual Values and there is not a hybrid or a Toyota on the list (well, there is a Lexus).
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Replying to: moparbad (Dec 01, 2006 4:57 am) |
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Replying to: tpe (Nov 30, 2006 4:45 pm)
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Replying to: gagrice (Dec 03, 2006 6:43 am) Now however in the next two years there's going to be an awful lot of new entries in the field from Nissan to Ford to GM to Honda to Hyundai. If by 'hybrid' you mean 'Toyota Hybrids' then Press' crying as you say is just a way to keep the playing field level now that everyone has a clean vehicle option. Toyota and Honda were first and pushed the technology envelope now the rest are coming around to see the merits - or have just been able to master the technology. |
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Hybrid Skeptic Nissan I would just say they are cautious. |
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