Which Prius colors are in greatest demand?

From what I've been told, read, forums etc Silver seems to be the color. I ordered a Silver PK 9 - 3 weeks ago. Yes dealer said a year wait and of course will notify if someone cancels which seems common. I don't know what the stock market will be doing in a year. I'm retired so it depends on that. Dave

 

Dianne posted these ratios for the SoCal March allocations:

Color ratios are:
10% of all are white with gray interior.
10% of all are white with tan interior.
29.9% are silver.
5.1% are black with tan
5.1% are black with gray
5.4% are red.
9.7% are driftwood.
10% are tideland.
14.8% are blue

 

So it seems that the Silver is quite the famous one. I have a Silver #9 and can totally see why!!!

 

Yup. Also means that if a person didn't choose silver as their colour of choice (and if the dealer isn't offering them other choices if they become available), they could be waiting a long, long time.

Dave.

 

Your dealer has the pipeline report showing what the % is of colors being made. I know Silver is being made the most.

 

...greatest demand?

Oh easy answer: The one you want.

 

:iagree Ain't That the truth!

 

How can Toyota stop the production of 5's and 7's when pently of people have ordered these...me included...
package 7... :cussing:

I thought this was the purpose of pre-orders and then Toyota builds to order??? If not Toyota should send us a letter notifying that builds 5&7 will have extended waits.

 

Note: Danny (the Admin) says that this rumor is, I quote, "B.S."

(I don't think he means "Bodacious & Satisfactory". :mrgreen: )

 

My apologies, folks. Not to mention that I was mixing up what Neal Said (no more #5s or #7s in a particular region, right now) with a rumor that in 2005 models, the #7 option would become the #5 option. Mea Culpa Maxima!

Absolutely believe that the #5s or #7s might not be reaching some regions. I've heard dealers up here say that all were getting are #1s, #7s and #9s these days.

 

actually the dealer i ordered from said it was good that i wanted the #9 because that was mostly what they were getting.

but then they are a rural dealer and don't get a heck of a lot of cars to start with, i guess. fortunately they also don't get a heck of a lot of orders!

 

I work for a Toyota dealer in NJ and delivery is now at least 24 months out! I just got mine after waiting 7 months. The orders just keep coming in. The demand is unbelievable.
I wonder what changes will be made for the 05 and 06 models.
The Highlander hybrid will be in greater demand!

 

Those percentages of colors seem suspiciously close to multiples of five. Is Toyota building them to order, or in response to demand for particular combos of color and options, or are they building and allocating according to their guess about what will be most profitable?

 

The thing about that list that I posted ... it's only what Dianne figured out from one allocation and only for those allocated for SoCal.

There are so many variables that we are not aware of:
Were they allocated based on request?
Were they allocated based on production?
Are there seasonal variations?
Are they changing depending on demand?
Are the color breakdown allocations different in different parts of the country?

The best way to tell would be if we had information about other regional allocations or perhaps national allocations. Heck, maybe some Toyota National person will get on the site and post some info.

The question that nags me is why Toyota doesn't change the color chips on their website to reflect the reality (or closer at least) of these colors?

 

Cybele, I agree with you re: color selection choices ands pics. They should make the changes.

As far as color mixes go, I get the most requests for silver. Tideland is #2, and seaside is #3. The rest are pretty even.