Toyota has a good thing going with the Prius , and may try and capitalize on that by adding more models using that name. Under consideration is a wagon and maybe even a smaller car.
"For us to do 600,000, there will probably have to be Prius and derivatives of Prius that are selling in the neighborhood of 300,000 to 400,000," said Jim Lentz, executive vice president of the company's U.S. sales, at the SEMA trade show in Las Vegas...
"We don't have any plans to do that right now, but that's the direction that nameplate can go, because it is that strong."
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estreka says:
03:32 PM, 11/ 2/06
We'll see just how strong the namesake is once people realize the major tax breaks are gone.
Will the Prius replace the Corolla with so many variations?
firstwagon says:
04:36 PM, 11/ 2/06
I doubt the Prius will ever match Corollas price point. Right now the Corolla bases at just over 1/2 the price of a Prius. The Yaris is a much bigger threat to the Corolla. I think the Prius will do just fine without tax breaks. We never had the breaks here (Canada) and you see Priuses everywhere. It's the ultimate city car for those who spend their days stuck in stop and go traffic.
I think a wagon would be a huge hit.
ateixeira says:
02:07 PM, 11/ 3/06
Wagon would be interesting....I test drove one but found it a tad small.
rogerbayarea says:
03:25 AM, 11/29/06
VEHICLE SAFETY DEFECT/NONCOMPLIANCE NOTICES RECEIVED DURING JULY ...
... 34,771 MY 2001-2002 Echo and Prius passenger vehicles. ... which could cause the engine
to stall while driving ... The recall is expected to begin early August 2006. ...
www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/prepos/files/Artemis/Public/Recalls/2006/RCLMTY-072006-1234.pdf