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Toyota Prius sales backlogged until May 2010 in Japan

Toyota's successful launch of the 2010 Prius hybrid doesn't appear to be losing any momentum in Japan. According to the Japanese Automobile Dealers Association, the automaker moved a total of 31,758 Prius hybrids last month, making September the fifth straight month that the fuel-sipper was the best-selling car in its home market of Japan. What's more, Toyota reports that there is a backlog of Prius orders that numbers well into the thousands. In fact, order a brand new Prius in Japan today and you're not likely to get your new car until ... Read more →

Consumer Reports: 2010 Toyota Prius still most fuel efficient car in America Jeremy Korzeniewski

When Toyota redesigned the popular Prius hybrid for the 2010 model year, the Japanese automaker claimed it had made the car a bit larger, improved its performance and decreased its fuel ...

Without Cash for Clunkers in September, Prius sales hold steady Sebastian Blanco

Without the government-assisted sales boost of Cash for Clunkers, auto sales overall were down in September, but it wasn't as bad as all that. For the world's most iconic hybrid – the ...

Toyota Prius gets tuned - on the outside - by Tommi Kaira Sebastian Blanco

Without actually, you know, tuning anything on the powertrain of the 2010 Toyota Prius, Japanese tuning company Tommi Kaira has unveiled its version of the third-generation iconic hybrid. The ...

REPORT: Toyota Prius imports under threat from U.S. patent trade case? Jeremy Korzeniewski

With every new vehicle introduced by Toyota that is powered by the automaker's proprietary Hybrid Synergy Drive comes a matching complaint filed by Paice LLC for patent infringement. In the ...

REPORT: Some consumers see price gouging on 2010 Prius 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Dealerships looking to capitalize on a hot-selling model's popularity is nothing new. Perhaps that's especially true when the overall market is solidly in the doldrums, as is the case right now. That said, it's not terribly surprising to hear reports that a number of Toyota dealerships are ...

Sen. Bill Frist uses Cash for Clunkers, junks Suburban for Prius 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Apparently, it's a common misconception that all Prius drivers are Democrats. Not true. In fact, recently retired Senator Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) just got himself a shiny new hybrid hatchback from Toyota. The former senator even got a few thousand dollars off the price of his new eco-friendly ride ...

Toyota's "Harmony Floralscapes" bloom along LA, SF highways 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota's TV ads for the 2010 Prius feature a world of flowers blooming whenever the iconic hybrid drives by. This visual message is now available in the physical world thanks to a living ad designed by Greenroad Media. Toyota is installing flowerbeds in the shape of the Prius along busy Los ...

New LED Tech Pack option brings LED headlights to UK Prius 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

We were curious about the option packs for the 2010 Toyota Prius in the UK back when the price was announced back in May. While LED tail and stoplights are standard on the new Prius, Toyota has now announced a special LED Tech Pack that will be available for the UK version of the Prius T Spirit ...

REPORT: Battery bottleneck holding up Prius sales 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota has a major hit on its hands in the form of the redesigned 2010 Prius. While that's surely great news for the brand (which is otherwise posting huge sales declines along with nearly every other automaker in the world) it's also reportedly exposing the availability of batteries as the ...

REPORT: Honda Insight sales withering in face of competition from Toyota Prius 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Honda's Insight hybrid is failing to live up to sales expectations here in the important U.S. market. While Honda claims the Insight was never meant to be a direct competitor to the Toyota Prius, the truth is that the two cars are very much rivals in the eyes of many new car shoppers (and some ...

Toyota will build a car at Mississippi plant, but maybe not the Prius 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've been following the development of Toyota's plant in Tupelo, Mississippi with interest since the automaker first broke ground at the site in 2006, mostly because this is the location where the Highlander Hybrid SUV or Prius hybrid hatchback were supposed to be built here in the United ...

Surprise, Prius so popular Toyota will increase production rate to 500,000 a year 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Either Toyota intentionally downplayed initial numbers or the sluggish economy is not affecting Prius sales as much as the company feared. Whatever the reason, Toyota apparently realized it wasn't building enough Priuses and will increase production to meet demand. When Toyota introduced the ...

UK Prius gets priced; cool options missing? 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota Prius fans in the UK have a little something to celebrate today. Prices for the upcoming third-generation hybrid are pretty much the same as the second-generation models but now they can get all most of the fancy new gadgets and improved fuel economy figures. The entry-level T3 and the T ...

VIDEO: Superman loves new 2010 Toyota Prius 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Apparently, even the Man of Steel wants to save on gas by purchasing a hybrid car. According to a set of pictures snapped by Danny Choo at a shopping mall in Yokosuka, Toyota is using Superman as a spokesperson of sorts to shill their latest 2010 Prius hybrid hatchback in its home market of ...

2010 Prius: The shape of things to come from Toyota 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota's Prius hatchback has long been something of a love-it-or-hate-it design. The sweeping roofline of the hybrid sedan may have been penned to maximize the car's ability to cut through the wind, but the shape is now instantly recognizable to the masses on street corners all around the world ...

New Prius goes on sale today in Japan, Toyota claims 80,000 pre-orders 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Last week, we heard a report that Toyota had received 75,000 pre-orders for the new third-generation Prius. Today, the day that the new iconic hybrid goes on sale in its home country, Toyota says that the number is actually 80,000. Not bad for a new car in this time of economic questions. ...

VIDEO: Behind-the-scenes look at Harmony, Toyota's first commercial for the 2010 Prius 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Earlier today, we got a brief description of Toyota's upcoming advertising campaign for the 2010 Prius hybrid, which is intended to promote "harmony between man, nature and machine." To turn this concept into reality, Toyota's first commercial from the campaign required a total of 200 extras, ...

Toyota launches "Build Your Prius" minisite 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Much has been made over the past few months regarding the pricing differences between the new Toyota Prius and its chief rival from Japan, the Honda Insight. As you're surely aware by now, Honda decided the world really wanted a less expensive dedicated hybrid hatchback, while Toyota went all out ...

VIDEO: Toyota gives one current Prius owner sneak peek at the new model 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

By now, assuming you are a fan of the Toyota Prius, you've probably read just about everything you can get your hands on regarding the latest third-gen hybrid hatchback for 2010 – including, we hope, our own comprehensive rundown of the vehicle's available features and our First Drive ...

Toyota cranking up Prius production to meet early demand in Japan 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Apparently, the Honda Insight isn't the only new hybrid stimulating strong early demand in Japan. Toyota is responding to over 40,000 orders received in the first three weeks of April for the 2010 Prius by increasing production rates. Toyota had originally forecast about 300,000 sales for 2009, ...

2010 Prius has plenty of tech, but won't talk to your iPod until the fall 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Priuschat conducted a discussion with Toyota Prius Product Manager Doug Coleman this week and got a bit more information about the audio options the hybrid will have available at launch. The big news: no iPod (or USB) integration until September. This is odd, because the 2010 Prius has a ...

2010 Prius starts at $21,000; one with everything* costs $32,500 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota has just announced the official prices for the five (!) trim levels for the new Prius that will go on sale in late May. The bare-bones version (which must be pretty bare, since Toyota isn't saying yet what's included) will be just $21,000. On the other end of the spectrum, the top trim ...

REPORT: Toyota claims 40,000 pre-orders for new Prius 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

The well-publicized battle for hybrid sales supremacy between Honda and Toyota has taken yet another intriguing turn. According to the Nikkei newspaper in Japan, Toyota is expecting to take 40,000 preorders in Japan for its new 2010 Prius hybrid ahead of its official debut in May. For the sake ...

Toyota corrects Prius mpg rating to 51 city/48 highway/50 combined 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

In our Prius info overload post from last week, we highlighted the official (though preliminary) mileage rating for the 2010 model, which Toyota had told us would be 50 mpg city, 49 mpg highway (they'd already revealed the 50 mpg combined number in Detroit). We just got an email from Toyota ...

2010 Toyota Prius: The steering wheel wants your Touch (Tracer Display) 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

There is one aspect of the 2010 Prius that we didn't highlight in our info overload post from yesterday: the Touch Tracer Display. Most of the time there is nothing in front of the speedometer; we want a clear view of how fast we're going, right? But, there are also a lot of buttons on the steering ...

VIDEO: Blue guys check out the 2010 Toyota Prius 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

We'll be getting our first in-person look at the 2010 Toyota Prius in a couple of weeks at the Detroit Auto Show, but the Blue Man Group has already checked it out. In a new teaser video, the cliche trio leaves the Vegas stage to spend some time with the new headlight washers, the steering ...

Toyota unleashes new set of Prius teasers 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Detroit introduction of the 2010 Toyota Prius is just around the corner, but that hasn't stopped Toyota from releasing a new set of teaser images ahead of the main event, scheduled to take place just 19 days from now. First up is a door handle that looks like it may have a sensor on it, ...

US Prius assembly in Mississippi officially on hold 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Rumors of a delayed launch of U.S.-built 2010 Prius hybrids have today been confirmed by the Japanese automaker. Blame for the plant's postponed start date can be placed squarely on the downturn of the global economy and US automobile sales in particular. Fortunately, Toyota had yet to fully ...

Prius sub-brand officially DOA 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Rumors of a separate brand to carry only hybrids has apparently been ruled out by Toyota. The brand and its dealerships would have carried the Prius logo that has become so synonymous with hybrid cars since Toyota introduced the world to the car in 1997. Previous rumors had indicated that Toyota ...

More shots of the 2010 Prius leak out 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Finally! Some actual interesting images of the new 2010 Toyota Prius, along with a couple of videos that we've pasted after the break. We already had a pretty good idea of what the hybrid hatch would look like, but there are a few more details revealed in these new images. We also get to see ...

Prius Team releases teasers 5 and 6 - Shifter! Digital gauge! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

<Seinfeld> What's the deal with all these new car teasers? </Seinfeld> Seriously, between Ford's ridiculously slow reveal of the new 2010 Mustang GT and Toyota's just plain ridiculous early 2010 Prius teasers, we're becoming less and less interested when each new non-revealing image is ...

Detroit Preview: Prius Team releases teaser #4 - it's a seat switch! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota and its team of Prius designers have decided to continue on unabated with the agonizingly slow and seemingly meaningless teaser images of its next-gen Prius hybrid. To recap, first we saw the display boot-up screen, which was followed by a random switch and then what appears to be a ...

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 ...

Detroit 2009 Preview: Third Prius teaser appears 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota seems to be following the same pattern with the new Prius that Ford has done for the last couple of months with the new Mustang: dribbling out a steady stream of close-up teaser shots. Following the display boot-up screen and a switch we now have the image you see above. My first thought was ...

Confirmed: This is the new 2010 Prius 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click for a gallery of the 2010 Prius It's been confirmed by our friends over at Jalopnik that the pictures you see above and in our gallery are in fact shots of the new 2010 Prius, which is set to debut officially at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Clearly, the new car's overall shape was ...

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