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Toyota Prius sales boom in Japan despite slowdown

Business Jun. 01, 2009 - 05:01AM JST ( 11 )

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franz75Jun. 01, 2009 - 07:22AM JST

how many orders from their own employees? a few months ago, didn't Toyota ordered their managers to buy a car? still, good for them.
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888naffJun. 01, 2009 - 08:03AM JST

might be because they are cheap/competitively priced here. but franz75 has a good point.
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ebisenJun. 01, 2009 - 09:30AM JST

Buy it if you need an appliance for commuting but don't buy it if you need a real car. The persons using a Prius are not drivers but operators... it is such a boring thing.
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cow76Jun. 01, 2009 - 10:13AM JST

I think having an "exciting" car or a "boring" car is unimportant as you'll get used to it in very little time. However, the 38 kilometres/litre is something that will go on and on.
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soldaveJun. 01, 2009 - 11:12AM JST

cow76 - you haven't driven what some people would class an "exciting" car, have you? They don't really get old on the senses.
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cow76Jun. 01, 2009 - 12:27PM JST

Ha, good point. I have a 10 year old tiny Honda. But I'm sure the thrill of an "exciting" car would wear off just like the novelty factor of everything wears off. Also, most roads are 40 kmh, there's nowhere you can really drive fast except the highway and that's usually pretty congested too. Hence, you can't get maximum excitement from a fast car.
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mareo2Jun. 01, 2009 - 01:17PM JST

I think that 50 miles a gallon is not a small incentive for the sales.
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apecNetworksJun. 01, 2009 - 02:19PM JST

Very few people know this since I had some influence in the creation of the Prius, but Toyota was and is Olympic-class competitors in automaking. I respect that.
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AltriaJun. 01, 2009 - 02:31PM JST

I'd love to be a Prius crash test driver, smashing up hybrids all day for a living. Oh man.
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TheQuestionJun. 02, 2009 - 02:06AM JST

A buddy of mine used to have a Prius. Nice car, then he hit a deer. Neither the deer nor the Prius survived unfortunately.
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KwaabishJun. 03, 2009 - 05:22AM JST

A buddy of mine in Michigan drove an S-10 pickup. So-so truck, then he hit a deer. Neither the deer nor the S-10 survived, the antlers just missing my buddy.

Too bad they don't have a AWD Prius, as I think there may be interest in it...