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Toyota stung by possible Prius HID headlight defect

We'd wager that the last thing Toyota wants in the midst of the super-important launch of its new third-generation Prius is a negative stigma attached to the previous model. Unfortunately, that's exactly what the Japanese automaker may have on its hands right now as a number of owners of 2005-2008 Toyota Prius hybrids with the "high-intensity discharge" (HID) headlight option are banding together on online forums, message boards and in possible class action lawsuits against the automaker in relation to failing headlamps. According to ... Read more →

Toyota confirms only one Prius for Europe Jeremy Korzeniewski

Katsuaki Watanabe, current president at Toyota Motors, has confirmed the rumors we've been hearing for the last few weeks that the automaker plans to continue selling the current version of the Prius ...

Toyota Prius price lowered in Japan to match Honda Insight Jeremy Korzeniewski

We knew that Toyota was planning to keep the current Prius around for a little while longer to properly do battle with the new Honda Insight, which costs a few thousand dollars (or a few million ...

Toyota Prius Touring takes home Best Value trophy from Consumer Reports Jeremy Korzeniewski

In these uncertain economic times, consumers looking to purchase anything, especially something as large and as important as an automobile, need to be sure that every dollar they spend is ...

Further evidence of twin Prius models for 2010? Jeremy Korzeniewski

It's been prognosticated that Toyota will keep its current-gen Prius around for the foreseeable future to share showroom space with the latest version of the iconic hybrid hatchback, which just ...

Toyota offering rebates on 2009 Prius 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Despite the horribly irritating ad campaign, it turns out that Toyota was not quite "Saved by Zero." In fact, the automaker actually lost market share during the period that it was offering zero-percent financing deals on many of its most popular models, leading many dealers to call for good ...

Rumormill: Toyota to offer old Prius in U.K. as low-cost leader? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Here's an interesting little tidbit that we ran across today: Auto Express is reporting that Toyota will continue to offer the current-gen Prius alongside its newer version, at least in the UK. The previous car would see its price lowered in response to the upcoming new Insight hybrid from ...


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