According to a story on the AOL Auto page today: The Toyota Prius is not included in the list of the 15 top selling cars in America for 2011..
I looked at the top 10 in this one on Forbes and no Prius. There were more slides but I was tiring of clicking. The Best-Selling Cars of 2011 - Forbes
About Nov sales, Prius was th 12th. Auto Sales - Markets Data Center - WSJ.com JP vehicle production was affected by the earthquake, so the 2011 annual number is not good. Ken@Japan
It depends on the list. Some list only cars, no trucks/CUVs/SUVs, some do. Scroll down past the top 30 luxury list to find Prius at #13 for all vehicles sold in November. November was a good month due to v and incentives, so I know it's lower than #13 for whole year. It was #24 overall in October. http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/search/label/US%20Best%20Sellers?max-results=5
They printed it in the aol "auto" section. #1 seller was the 23 mpg ford f-150 truck. How high does gas have to go before the gas guzzlers no longer sell?
true, it's tough to differentiate work from play from transportation. i'm more interested in how prius sells in the segment of medium size cars. i think it's a good reference point as to how buyers are perceiving fuel economy.
F series is #1 which includes F-250s and all too. 250's are used quite a bit for work, but I hate to see small families tooting around in quad cabs. As for Prius, main thing holding it back from matching top sedan sales is price. Look at your newspaper 'Drive' type section to see the Camry LE for $21.5k and Altima for $19k. Average drivers think - how big is the car and how much does it cost. Climate change and mideast oil is pretty far from mind when they're car shopping. So, people lean towards the $20k ish midsize sedan over the $26k Prius v, or the $16k ish Corolla over 21.5k Prius. Still, Prius is selling well and is in great position for when things change, like a spike in gas prices.
Are they including fleet sales? If so, pickups will always be on top. Some sales numbers will omit fleet sales, which I think is more relevant to us, the average consumer. But I can't tell you who will give you those numbers. Also, FYI, I was told by a guy at Toyota that they used to make a Prius I for fleet sales. Basically, no radio and some other minor differences which I don't remember. Mike
is the supply of Prius cars keeping up with the demand? In my purchasing experience...the dealers had no cars or 1-2 tops on the lot. Or is there another reason?
trying to keep prices up. tough to tell which way the economy is going and don't want to be caught with too much inventory like 2010.
