Report: Toyota received 75,000 Prius pre-orders
by Sebastian Blanco on May 15th 2009 at 8:47AM 
2010 Toyota Prius - Click above for a high-res gallery
Apparently, all those flowers and talk of "harmony" in the first new Prius ad are working. According to the Japanese newspaper Nikkei, Toyota has received 75,000 orders or the 2010 Prius. Toyota is not confirming the number, which was mentioned in Automotive News (subs req'd). The Prius goes on sale in Japan on Monday, followed by European and U.S. sales later this year. Toyota sold 8,385 Priuses in April.
Honda says that it has sold abouat 20,000 units of the Prius' main competitor, the new Honda Insight, in the first three months that the vehicle has been on sale. Honda said in Februrary that it would increase production capacity so it could sell 200,000 copies of the Insight this year.
Gallery: 2010 Toyota Prius
[Source: Automotive News (subs req'd)]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
DP 10:04AM (5/15/2009)
I'm one of those 75,000... Looking forward to when they finally come in!!
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Brent 5:23PM (5/15/2009)
Put me in as 75,--1.. I'm going tomorrow to pre-order mine, just got the loan qoute from the bank today, got an appointment for saturday at bellevue toyota. Mmmm.... Prius III.... Silver Mmmm... JL audio 8-way mmmm.. 8¬)
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Noz 3:55AM (5/16/2009)
Good luck getting ripped off at the dealer suckers....and we wonder why the housing market is so hosed.
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Wayne 12:05AM (5/30/2009)
Bought one today - Delivery date June 1st. No dealer markup.
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