http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti...024/PROMOBLOG01 (URL is actually a repost of http://priuschat.com/index.php?showtopic=2...mp;#entry352924, but I figure it belongs over here more.) Prius is still doing pretty well according to this. "Even in these days of topsy-turvy fuel prices, automakers have learned that slapping a hybrid badge on a vehicle doesn't automatically guarantee strong sales..." "Toyota has plenty of reasons to remain upbeat about hybrids. Not only is the Prius still a hot property, but it accounts for nearly half of the entire market for hybrids. Prius sales are off slightly through October -- 89,672 sold this year, compared with 90,891 last year. But the Prius makes up a whopping 42.5 percent of the total number of hybrids sold so far, 211,134. Toyota dealers need just six days to sell a Prius, and the transaction price is up from $25,033 last year to $26,098 this year, according to Power..."
I didn't even realize the Saturn hybrid was on sale. I can understand the hybrid Accord sitting around on the dealer's awhile, at least in some cases. Our local dealer had one that was stickered at like $37K. It had some insane wheel and tire package, and other dealer add-ons. Not sure if I was in the market for a car that spendy that a Honda Accord would be one of my choices.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Beryl Octet @ Nov 25 2006, 12:12 PM) [snapback]353950[/snapback]</div> No loss. With an emissions rating of only ULEV, the word "green" shouldn't be associated with this hybrid anyway. As for sales of Prius, it's interesting how they point out the 1.3% sales difference yet don't provide any prospective with respect to the automotive market here as a whole. Aren't the numbers overall lower this year?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(john1701a @ Nov 25 2006, 10:24 AM) [snapback]353959[/snapback]</div> I'm not sure as unfortunately I don't have any good October 06 overall stats other than the image on the right side of http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic.../611020375/1148. Toyota + Lexus sales were up 12.2% YTD at that point. Here was that sales report for that month http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2006/11/01/027342.html.
