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Originally Posted by bwilson4web
Toyota and Honda remain head and shoulders above all of the rest and GM is struggling to make up for the mistakes of BAS hybrids and the ultra-expensive, top of the line but not luxury, two-mode hybrids. Compared to GM, Toyota and Honda have been brilliant.
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It is appalling how Toyota is always given the benefit of the doubt and GM gets thrown under the bus by the press. Questions Toyota will NEVER be asked:
- Why are Prius sales DOWN 2.6% over FH 2007? was it the great battery surplus of 2007?
- Why are Corolla sales DOWN 3.2% over FH 2007? did Toyota assume $4 gas and a new redesign would lower demand?
- Why do Prius sales remain at LESS than 8% of Toyota's sales?
The true story is that any small Toyota car imported from Japan (more expensive) is experiencing supply limitations, namely Yaris, Prius, 15% of Corollas, Scion Xb. The top selling domestically made Camry seems to be doing fine up 0.4%.