Prius Alpha receives 52,000 orders in Japan

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by mikewithaprius, Jun 14, 2011.

  1. mikewithaprius

    mikewithaprius New Member

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    Nutso...I wonder how many of their brass are asking why didn't we do this 5 years ago?
     
    #2 billnchristy, Jun 14, 2011
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    john1701a Prius Guru

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    The market was very different back then. Think about how the technology has advanced, especially with respect to production cost and proof of reliability. For that matter, gas was still cheap back then too.
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    even if we assume that it will be 5k/month, thats fairly huge number that makes it top 10 vehicle and also most expensive by far among those top 10.
     
    #4 spwolf, Jun 14, 2011
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    I think being able to get a Prius Alpha 7-seater and pay an extra $1800 for shipping is reasonable. The only problem is the driver sits on the right (RHD) and I'm not a mail carrier. Food for thought... I just Google'd Batfa+prius+2012.
     
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    SlowTurd I LIKE PRIUS'S

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    i would think a lot those preorders came from people losing cars in the earthquake/tsunami
     
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    That rear row is worse looking for leg room than my RAV4, which is already beyond awful. Toyota must think there must be a lot of families with amputee members.
     
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    uhm, no, actually overall japanese market is down in sales.
     
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