Silicon Valley makes Prius No. 1

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

07-26-2007, 05:39 AM

bwilson4web

Engineering first

Thread Starter

Join Date: Oct 2005

Location: Huntsville, AL

Posts: 5,613

Silicon Valley makes Prius No. 1

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt_Nauman

GAS-SIPPER JUMPS FROM NO. 5 IN '06By Matt Nauman
Mercury News
San Jose Mercury NewsArticle Launched:07/20/2007 01:34:33 AM PDT

Toyota's Prius hybrid has become the bestselling car in Silicon Valley.
Through May, 1,627 Prius registrations have been recorded in Santa Clara County, according to R.L. Polk. That puts the Prius ahead of Toyota's Camry and Corolla and Honda's Accord and Civic, all cars that outsell the high-mileage, gas-electric sedan nationwide. Locally, the Prius was No. 5 behind those models last year.
. . .

Some percentage of the Camry, Accord and Civics are also hybrid but they weren't broken out. However, I also noticed:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt_Nauman

. . .
Polk registration data shows that 30,463 new cars and trucks were registered in the Santa Clara County between January and May. That's down 5.4 percent from the 32,208 registered in the first five months of 2006.
In the Bay Area, registrations have fallen 9.3 percent so far in 2007. Nationally, through June, new-vehicle sales are down just 1.5 percent.
The state's dealer organization has predicted sales will fall about 4 percent this year in California, blaming high gas prices, consumer debt levels and uncertainty in the housing market.

There have been rumblings about dealerships closing and this echos that concern. Overall, a good article but with a little, unnecessary 'smug.'

Bob Wilson

Last edited by bwilson4web; 07-26-2007 at 05:41 AM.