Building the Prius in Mexico?

This is weird - a local Toyota dealer just told me that a Gen4 Prius they had ordered was coming from a plant in Mexico. I didn't want to argue with him on the spot (who the hell knows any more?), but after I got home I checked around and I've found no reference to any Prius manufacturing in MX.

Does anyone know what the truth of this would be? Is there any place to confirm Prius manufacturing locations for the 2016 model?

 

I appreciate that, but I don't necessarily trust everything Wikipedia says either. I did already check Wikipedia before posting here of course, but haven't found where that information was sourced. My assumption was that all Prius models for NA were imported from Japan, so I'm about to cancel an order based on this issue (I don't really care where Toyota builds their cars, but I do care about being lied to), and I don't want to proceed impulsively.

Again, any references from Toyota or a properly curated source would be welcome. Thanks!

 

According to Toyota Motor Sales USA customer service, they can neither confirm nor deny that any U.S. bound Prius models are manufactured in Mexico. This struck me as idiotic and I told them so, since this was at the heart of a major customer service problem. They took down the dealer's information and assigned me a service manager and case number for callback before COB Mar 2.

After all this, if my car is not in fact waiting to be built in a Mexican plant, I'm getting a refund of my deposit and going to another dealer. I've been reluctant to buy out of state, but it may come to that.

If car dealers don't want to be considered the scum of the earth, they need to stop acting like it. My last satisfactory dealership experience was buying a new 1988 Mercury Tracer off the lot, but the car was under-appreciated in the marketplace and we were cash buyers, so I suppose the reasonably respectful and straightforward treatment we got there was probably the dealership equivalent of being gripped in a sobbing embrace.

 

I wouldn't rule that out (though many obviously enter through SoCal, so I wouldn't see the point), but that wouldn't address the issue at hand. If the car has yet to be built in that scenario, it's still coming from the other side of the Pacific, contrary to the story my "sales rep...idiot" [thanks spwolf] is trying to sell me.

 

That's not a mistake - it's inexcusable idiocy or dishonesty - should I prefer one or the other?

It matters because it means the car is now not going to be here until late March instead of last week, and I have a family member waiting on our old car. They've been wasting my time.

And yes, I contacted Toyota USA Customer Service to resolve the issue. Insanely, they claimed that they couldn't tell me because manufacturing locations were "proprietary information" - you know, like MX missile silo locations. Eventually got past the moron layer to confirm that no, absolutely no Prius models are built in Mexico - for the U.S. market at least, they are ALL built in Japan. Longer write-up in the "Let's hear from buyers" thread:

2016 Prius - let's hear from buyers | Page 30 | PriusChat

I'm probably done on this thread, updates will be on the one above. Thanks for replies!

 

No, not a Honda dealer. Just a freaking incompetent, lying Toyota salesman.

If they don't want to learn the product, they have no business selling it. I have no sympathy - screw these defectives.