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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 →

One More Time: There's a Toyota Prius wait list? Sebastian Blanco

Auto sales are down – that's not exactly a surprise to anyone anymore. But Toyota has revived a little something from last summer called a wait list – for people who are interested in ...

Report: Toyota received 75,000 Prius pre-orders Sebastian Blanco

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 ...

Toyota cranking up Prius production to meet early demand in Japan Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

Toyota will sell second-gen Priuses alongside 2010 models in Japan, not in U.S. Sebastian Blanco

We've finally gotten some official confirmation from Toyota about the sell-two-Prius-models-at-once strategy we've heard so much about. During a recent media event where we drove the next-gen ...

Toyota has sold over a million Prius sedans worldwide 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Toyota Prius Recently, we heard that Toyota managed a sixty-seven percent increase in sales last month over the previous April while slashing incentives for its popular hybrid sedan. That increase in sales has allowed Toyota to announce that it has sold ...

Toyota starts offering $2,000 incentives on Prius to counter dwindling tax breaks 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota sold a bunch of Prius hybrids last month but now the company is offering $2,000 in discounts at the dealership. The move comes on the heels of fewer tax credits available to Prius shoppers. The discounts range from $600 to $2,000 for features such a navigation, hands-free mobile phone ...

Toyota hybrids sell briskly in February; Prius sets all-time monthly record 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

It was only last month that analysts feared Toyota Prius sales had seen its best days. A combination of tax credits going away, no more HOV-lane stickers in California and stable gas prices led to a comfortable supply of Priuses. For some dealers, it was the first time that the prospective Prius ...

Hybrid-car sales grew in 2006, starting to slow 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

It was a good year for hybrid sales last year, up 28 percent over 2005 numbers, according to numbers out from R.L. Polk & Co. today. But, thanks to some tax credits ending (sorry, Toyota) the rate of increase might have peaked. Polk's numbers are: 254,545 hybrids sold in 2006 199,148 ...

Prius sales up 135 percent in the UK 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

To move Prius units in the U.S., Toyota dealers have been offering various incentives like low monthly payments or low financing. Over in the UK, Prius sales are growing thanks in part to an expansion of London's congestion charge zone (the Prius is exempt from the £8 daily charge, so ...

Toyota looking for 40% increase in hybrid sales this year 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Last year, Toyota's hybrid sales increased by thirty-three percent and this year the company is aiming for forty percent, with total worldwide sales of 430,000 vehicles. Toyota is also planning to increase production of the Prius by forty percent to 280,000 annually. It will be interesting to watch ...

Prius sales leveling off due to lower tax credit, higher production 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

If you never had a chance to test drive a Prius because none were on the lot, try now. Toyota dealers in Vermont are reporting that the well-publicized waiting lists are thinning out. The reasons include steady gas prices, higher Prius production and a reduction in the federal tax credit. Also, ...

Some hybrids selling well, others dead in the water 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Overall hybrid vehicle sales are showing significant growth in 2006 compared to 2005, but not all the players are celebrating. Honda has only managed to move 4,924 Accord hybrids by the end of October, compared to 15,269 in 2005, a drop of 67.8 percent. The Civic hybrid on the other hand is up 25.3 ...


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