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Does the current situation affect hybrid sales more?

108 messages,  Last post on May 20, 2009 at 1:35 PM

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#89 of 108 Re: carried over from a Diesel News post thread [larsb] by dave8697 May 12, 2009 (6:01 pm)
Replying to: larsb (May 12, 2009 2:46 pm) Tax incentives pay a lot to not pollute save gas when gas was at $4, they said it will soon be $7 stop oil imports I have to drive very far availability additional dealer margin the health of the economy   these are 9 of the many factors affecting Prius sales.   gas prices ramped down from late Oct thru mid Dec 2008   what is the aug 2008 to jan 2009 prius sales look like as high gas ended? Replies to this message: larsb (May 13, 2009 5:55 am)
#90 of 108 Re: carried over from a Diesel News post thread [dave8697] by larsb May 13, 2009 (5:55 am)
Replying to: dave8697 (May 12, 2009 6:01 pm) Yes, I agree on many of those factors.   I'm just pointing out that Prius sales don't fall off a cliff when gas is cheap.   A lot of Priuses sold BEFORE the gas spikes started.
#91 of 108 Re: I'm lost [fezo] by newyorker6 May 13, 2009 (10:29 am)
Replying to: fezo (Nov 26, 2008 5:29 pm) How does it look for leasing a 2009 Prius these days. I understand they may be hard to find. ?? Replies to this message: larsb (May 13, 2009 10:37 am) gagrice (May 13, 2009 1:32 pm) larsb (May 13, 2009 2:07 pm)
#92 of 108 Re: I'm lost [newyorker6] by larsb May 13, 2009 (10:37 am)
Replying to: newyorker6 (May 13, 2009 10:29 am) Wait a few weeks and lease the greatly improved 2010 model....
#93 of 108 Re: I'm lost [newyorker6] by gagrice May 13, 2009 (1:32 pm)
Replying to: newyorker6 (May 13, 2009 10:29 am) They are overflowing the lots in CA. Take a vacation and drive one home. The dealers in San Diego list 60 available today. Use the Edmund's inventory feature for all the dealers in your area. I am sure the 2010 will be in short supply most of this year. Dealers will not have to deal on them to sell. Replies to this message: larsb (May 13, 2009 2:07 pm)
#94 of 108 Re: I'm lost [gagrice] by larsb May 13, 2009 (2:07 pm)
Replying to: gagrice (May 13, 2009 1:32 pm) Slam Diego is such a tiny Burg.   Here in Phx we have 212 listed for sale.   They are not short in supply.   Our New York friend's first post was this one....interesting....????
#95 of 108 Does the current situation affect hybrid sales more? by larsb May 18, 2009 (2:23 pm)
Apparently, not with the 2010 Prius:   REPORT: Toyota already has 75,000 orders for 2010 Prius Replies to this message: gagrice (May 18, 2009 4:03 pm)
#96 of 108 Re: Does the current situation affect hybrid sales more? [larsb] by gagrice May 18, 2009 (4:03 pm)
Replying to: larsb (May 18, 2009 2:23 pm) 75,000 cars world wide will not shake the losses from the Toyota bottom line. They had to drop the price of the Prius to compete with the Honda Insight. And they are still butt ugly. If they only planned on 40,000, will it leave 35k disgruntled people with a car on order? They only sold 73K Prius all last year. So I would say the economics and cheap gas have impacted hybrid sales. I don't think Toyota really cares. They probably make more money on a non hybrid Camry built here in the USA.
#97 of 108 Prius by archer1 May 18, 2009 (9:37 pm)
I bought a 2009 Prius w/#2 package $21K out the door. Sticker was $24,500. I have put 350 mile on it and absolutely love it. I can't say enough good about the car. I drove the Honda insight and felt the Prius was a better car. Quieter, roomier feel, handled better, and a little more pep. MPG currently 45.

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