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Global sales of Toyota Prius push it into top three

GasBuddy Blog -- 15 years ago the Prius was an oddity, an ice-breaker at cocktail parties... and today it's the world's third best-selling car line, driven by U.S. demand and incentives in Japan, according to Bloomberg.

Prius sales have more than doubled and rebates and tax breaks are saving buyers in the ballpark of $2,500 or more. In the last quarter sales soared to more than 247,000 vehicles trailing only Toyota's Corolla (301,000) and Ford's Focus (277,000) sales. And the hybrid line also gives the Toyota brand three of the top 10 models in the U.S. so far this year.

Clearly, the hybrids are here to stay. "It proves Prius wasn't a fluke, there's a long-term market for hybrids," says Eric Noble, president of the Car Lab, an automotive...

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rver524 Veteran Author Colorado Posts:298 Points:14,320 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:43:16 AM Ignore rver524 Report Abuse Its good to hear people are accepting hybrids.
drawee Champion Author Texas Posts:2,440 Points:474,785 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:42:46 AM Ignore drawee Report Abuse Would not want a "Pry-Less". They have a terrible ride, are not very safe, and don not have either towing ability or much cargo capacity. I will stick with my Dodge truck and my Caddy! Oh and those govt rebates...they come from our taxes. If the product is so great why doe the govt need to bail it out with our tax dollars?
lxandrthegr8 Sophomore Author Toronto Posts:166 Points:212,345 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:41:56 AM Ignore lxandrthegr8 Report Abuse How do they compare to the volt?
INBwana Champion Author Indiana Posts:5,702 Points:722,710 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:41:28 AM Ignore INBwana Report Abuse Useless New article! Another day old posting from GasBuddy. Maybe the need to find new news or let some of the other news stories take their place!!!
Hangnail309 Champion Author Manitoba Posts:6,158 Points:1,703,885 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:41:00 AM Ignore Hangnail309 Report Abuse Yesterday's news.
Mermaan Champion Author Boston Posts:1,572 Points:421,235 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:40:50 AM Ignore Mermaan Report Abuse That's good for Toyota. I'm hopeful that the American companies can break into the hybrid market to win back some customers.
BigBrat Champion Author Phoenix Posts:2,688 Points:1,057,330 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:40:26 AM Ignore BigBrat Report Abuse Good!!
ShockinSean Veteran Author New York Posts:390 Points:1,569,300 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:40:18 AM Ignore ShockinSean Report Abuse No Prius for me. I enjoy my sports car too much.
bruceha2000 Champion Author Vermont Posts:2,918 Points:1,298,815 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:40:15 AM Ignore bruceha2000 Report Abuse @w4kh: "Global sales rank is quite different from sales in the US " True, per capita, sales in the USA are well above worldwide sales. Over 1/3 of Prius sales have been in the USA.
tribill Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:3,342 Points:2,360,360 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:39:48 AM Ignore tribill Report Abuse Whatever...
itzagasgasgas1 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:4,109 Points:1,626,745 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:39:10 AM Ignore itzagasgasgas1 Report Abuse Yesterdays news. Move on, please!
peanutsMN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,823 Points:412,615 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:38:59 AM Ignore peanutsMN Report Abuse Don't want a hybrid!
stopforgas All-Star Author Mississippi Posts:996 Points:495,480 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:37:45 AM Ignore stopforgas Report Abuse I live in the south. A man needs a truck here. A Prius might be fine in a large city or when you don't have to haul fishing poles, tents, hunting gear, building material, topsoil, etc. in the back of your truck. Maybe as a second car it would be fine, but who has money nowadays for a second car, besides Mitt with his two Cadillacs?
Red7002011 Champion Author Mississippi Posts:3,466 Points:695,425 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:37:43 AM Ignore Red7002011 Report Abuse Really!
rwrMO Champion Author Missouri Posts:2,546 Points:581,170 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:37:28 AM Ignore rwrMO Report Abuse do not care will not have any hybrid until i have no choice.
bruceha2000 Champion Author Vermont Posts:2,918 Points:1,298,815 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:37:12 AM Ignore bruceha2000 Report Abuse @ModelWarships: re rebates: Only the plug-in Prius is eligible for rebates ($2,500) in the USA. The article was not very clear. The subsidies for non plug-ins are in Japan.
LoadToad Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,364 Points:1,298,045 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:36:43 AM Ignore LoadToad Report Abuse Interesting
bikerchicklette Champion Author Washington Posts:5,889 Points:1,300,620 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:36:22 AM Ignore bikerchicklette Report Abuse really ?
ARCO Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:2,473 Points:2,402,145 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:35:55 AM Ignore ARCO Report Abuse AGREE LUCKYD43
gasoutherneagle Champion Author Georgia Posts:2,249 Points:737,410 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:35:31 AM Ignore gasoutherneagle Report Abuse Prius resales are just not there yet!
RUNNINONEMPTYFL Champion Author Florida Posts:1,408 Points:461,800 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:35:24 AM Ignore RUNNINONEMPTYFL Report Abuse Here we go again...
wingryder92 Champion Author British Columbia Posts:6,084 Points:585,705 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:34:06 AM Ignore wingryder92 Report Abuse Sales in the US & Canada are pretty good on Prius, they just need to make them a little more comfortable ergonomically. If they made an SUV style or Venza type...........??
LuckyD43 Champion Author Long Island Posts:32,460 Points:2,194,795 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:32:14 AM Ignore LuckyD43 Report Abuse I don't know why GB insists on printing their Blogs for two or three day. ENOUGH already!!
mnbeancounter Champion Author Minnesota Posts:4,966 Points:1,089,620 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:30:47 AM Ignore mnbeancounter Report Abuse Good for them
crusader1975 Champion Author Louisiana Posts:1,161 Points:320,040 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:30:14 AM Ignore crusader1975 Report Abuse I agree with w4kh
w4kh Champion Author Tennessee Posts:11,805 Points:2,255,715 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:29:33 AM Ignore w4kh Report Abuse Global sales rank is quite different from sales in the US
bruceha2000 Champion Author Vermont Posts:2,918 Points:1,298,815 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:28:43 AM Ignore bruceha2000 Report Abuse @malfrog1: "Good news but haw many people have paid to have their batteries replaced and then also purchased another Prius? " Zero because that is the number of batteries that have been replaced other than major collision damage. A better question is: How many multi car families have more than one of a given model? I know several that own 2 Prius, my own included. I don't know anyone who has two of the same 'other' car. I'm sure they exist, but common. And even if I had to replace my battery TODAY after 124K miles, I would still buy another Prius in the future. I could buy FOUR new traction batteries with the amount of money I have saved in gasoline ALONE. Then add money in my pocket for all the maintenance I did NOT have to do (like brake replacements) that would have happened tens of thousands of miles ago but won't be needed in my Prius for tens of thousands more miles.
paulp24 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:4,676 Points:848,825 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:28:10 AM Ignore paulp24 Report Abuse ok
bodu All-Star Author Vancouver Posts:930 Points:286,215 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:27:45 AM Ignore bodu Report Abuse Old but true
krobp46 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:2,853 Points:567,595 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:26:35 AM Ignore krobp46 Report Abuse Old News, besides, who really gives a darn about anything Toyota? One of the few companies who DID NOT donate a single yen to the 9-11 fiasco. Even Hyundai did.
Black Wagon Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,447 Points:1,828,745 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:26:24 AM Ignore Black Wagon Report Abuse Remember Pearl Harbor?
INBwana Champion Author Indiana Posts:5,702 Points:722,710 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:26:12 AM Ignore INBwana Report Abuse I Couldn't agree more with ModernWarships. Well said.
Sam195 Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:8,225 Points:1,601,800 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:25:35 AM Ignore Sam195 Report Abuse That means cheaper gas for the rest of us.
bjdorval Champion Author Quebec Posts:2,394 Points:1,161,655 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:25:25 AM Ignore bjdorval Report Abuse Another intern nudge please.
CISA Champion Author Orange County Posts:6,041 Points:1,418,665 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:24:26 AM Ignore CISA Report Abuse Day 2-- GB is slipping!
BudsterMO Champion Author Kansas City Posts:3,845 Points:730,655 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:23:44 AM Ignore BudsterMO Report Abuse The Prius has no style. It reminds me of the cars that were built in Communist Russia.
momof5MN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:4,189 Points:221,335 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:22:47 AM Ignore momof5MN Report Abuse I couldn't have said it better, ModernWarships!
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BCM1 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:1,879 Points:786,420 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:22:17 AM Ignore BCM1 Report Abuse Rebates and tax breaks are the key words. This car wouldn't sell without them.
bmsgolf Champion Author Amarillo Posts:2,143 Points:478,705 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:21:23 AM Ignore bmsgolf Report Abuse ugliest car in the world.
THEDodgeman Champion Author Denver Posts:8,132 Points:1,974,240 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:20:47 AM Ignore THEDodgeman Report Abuse till the next recall
cash70 All-Star Author Madison Posts:681 Points:758,725 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:19:38 AM Ignore cash70 Report Abuse Good for them.
ModelWarships Champion Author Missouri Posts:5,885 Points:1,250,035 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:19:27 AM Ignore ModelWarships Report Abuse why the hell are we still subsidizing this car? I have a hard enough time paying for my own car (made in the USA) without having to pay for you to import this one.
bruceha2000 Champion Author Vermont Posts:2,918 Points:1,298,815 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:19:08 AM Ignore bruceha2000 Report Abuse "Prius isn't likely to be matched any time soon by any other hybrid models. Why? Because Prius was the first hybrid on the block." First - The original Honda Insight was sold in the USA (1999) before the Gen I (outside Japan) Prius (2000 - the 2001 model year) Second - Prius sales won't be matched any time soon not because it was the first on the block but because it simply blows away all other hybrids, including the Hybrid Camry. For reasons I do not know, the new Insight gets slightly worse MPG than the larger Civic Hybrid. Likewise, the smaller Prius C gets about the same MPG as a regular Prius. Other than the few thousand more purchase price, why NOT buy a larger regular Prius instead of the Prius C?
bullseye100 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,526 Points:609,055 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:18:54 AM Ignore bullseye100 Report Abuse Not a surprise that 2 of the top 3 sellers are from Toyota.
truckpdlr Champion Author Tucson Posts:3,081 Points:1,122,740 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:18:08 AM Ignore truckpdlr Report Abuse not in my garage
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fireless1 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,261 Points:562,170 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:17:10 AM Ignore fireless1 Report Abuse old news
niceguytx Champion Author Houston Posts:13,830 Points:2,740,215 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:17:01 AM Ignore niceguytx Report Abuse Good for Toyota.
Oldwolf Champion Author Raleigh Posts:1,781 Points:1,619,050 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: May 31, 2012 9:16:43 AM Ignore Oldwolf Report Abuse I have two of them. My 2005 is averaging 51.3 mpg and my 2012 is so far averaging just about 58 mpg.