Does anyone know approximately when the Prius C will hit dealers? I'm looking at trading in my Tacoma for one of these.
Re: Prius C Relase date? We may know more when it is debuted at the Detroit Auto Show in January, but for now it's simply Spring 2012.
Toyota (Build Out Final Order Start Up Dates) 2012 Initial Order Acceptance: 02/01/12 2012 Initial Production Month: Apr 12 2012 Initial Delivery Month: Jun 12 Ken@Japan
I read that the release date will be in March.... It did not say when but im excited to get one when it does come out torquenews.com/1080/toyota-prius-c-gets-launch-date-details
these are for fleet and are always 1-2 months late... for instance, Camry Hybrid started selling late November, not January/February...
Read March as well (actual deliveries)... Was in the monthly sales call...( i read transcript, I am not in industry...).
I've been bugging the dealers around here for the past week and have eventually gotten what I've been looking for. All toyota dealers will have a showroom model of the prius C on March 1st. A "soft sell" of the prius c will start on March 5th. Full sales start on March 12th. I've still only gotten wishy-washy answers about pre-orders and placing deposits on allotted cars....
Here in southern UT, they have 3 incoming any day now. Sales rep with whom I spoke didn't have a clue as to when they officially go on sale.
Sales rep said last Friday that they should be here by the 2nd and will sell to me as soon as it gets in.
UMW Toyota Motor launched the new Prius c in Sunway this evening. The Prius c, known as Aqua in Japan, is an all new hybrid model for the B-segment, meant to go head-to-head with the Honda Insight. See link: New Toyota Prius c officially launched – RM97,000 OTR! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PKuKqbO1nwc#!
Up here in the rainy northwest the local Toyota dealer there does not seem to be very much interested in the Prius C. Its like it doesn't even exist.....
(a) As Dianne Whitmire noted the amount of cs they'll get depends on other hybrid sales. ( b ) They don't want to sell you a lower-margin hybrid when it arrives. They want to sell you something else now for more profit, like a 2012 Prius liftback, 2012 Prius v or anything else. Do not believe what they tell you. Sometimes it's just plain ignorance but it's more likely misleading you in an attempt to get you to buy something else.
Same here on Long Island, NY. A few weeks ago the local dealer told me the C was "just a concept car" and more recently they said they don't know when any are coming in. Bill
