There are 234 cars being allocated late tonight in Southern CA. I have no idea what color or package they are, but I usually get pretty close to 3% of the allocation (not bad for being out of 57 dealers!) so that may mean I get as many as 6 cars, maybe 7 this time around? The production and arrival ratios for cars in SoCal, color etc are: 10% of all cars are AF (package 3 ), 60% of all cars are BC (package 9 ), 20% are BG (package 8 ) and the other 10% are BI (package 6 ) cars. Of course, that being said, there are just that proportion of BC cars wanted, or even more. 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 You can see that being open to any color in a specific package may help you get "the call"... we are all the authors of our own fate! Someone in my line who wants a black/gray package 6 and will not take anything else is certainly painting themselves into a corner of their own making. :> Dianne
Well, looks like things are picking up allocation-wise in SoCal: Beginning of Feb: 136 First 1/2 of Jan: 121 End of Feb - 234 That's some sort of upward movement at least!
Any movent right now in an upwards fashion is a blessing. Thank You SoCal Region for helping us get more cars!!!!!!!!! More More More!!! Dianne
Thanks for the information. It's comforting to have even if it doesn't make the cars (and your sales) come any faster!
Yes, like almost double, right? Hopefully, this is just the tip of the iceberg and, going forward, allocations will continue to increase.
Interesting, so the summary is: 29.9% Silver 20% White 14.8% Blue 10.2% Black 10% Tideland 9.7% Driftwood 5.4% Red Stripping Rounding we probably are really looking at: 30% Silver 20% White 15% Blue 10% Black 10% Tideland 10% Driftwood 5% Red I've always been curious about how manufacturers decide what color proportions to produce. Dianne, do you know if that breakdown is the same US-Wide? Or do the Color Ratios vary by Region? Clearly, someone who wants a Red Prius might want to know if somewhere else gets a higher percentage, hehe.
I'm not sure about the colors near the bottom of the list but Silver and White always seem to be at the top of the list, in terms of color choice, based on several articles and reports I've read.
Couple of Links on Colors Most Popular colors 2001-2002 http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0855652.html http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/auto/car-...uide/colors.asp Even they don't seem to agree past Silver and White, so who knows.
Every region decides what's best for their buyers -- color, packages, etc -- it's like that on every single car Toyota makes.
Dianne, You said yesterday that you would know what your allocation was going to be late last night? Has that info. arrived as of yet? :crazyeyes:
