Toyota/Lexus hybrid unit sales history (USA)

[m***@kluge.net]

mon = calendar month
yr = calendar year
sales = hybrid sales that month
cYTD = hybrid sales calendar year to date
mmsales = overal model sales that month (hybrid and conventional of
model)
%hybrid = percentage of overall model sales that month that were
hybrids

Total USA Toyota/Lexus hybrid units:
mon yr sales cYTD
Dec 06 17,883 191,742
Nov 06 14,278 173,859
Oct 06 14,598 159,581
Sep 06 18,734 144,983
Aug 06 20,441 126,249
Jul 06 20,298 105,808
Jun 06 18,090 85,510
May 06 17,190 67,420
Apr 06 14,476 50,230
Mar 06 13,379 35,754
Feb 06 10,981 22,375
Jan 06 11,394 11,394


Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. Retail Sales (includes fleet and
Hawaii) of GS450h Hybrid (compared with the GS430):

mon yr sales cYTD mmsales %hybrid
Dec 06 252 1,784 299 84.3
Nov 06 176 1,532 196 89.8
Oct 06 177 1,356 204 86.8
Sep 06 164 1,179 221 74.2
Aug 06 192 1,015 362 53.6
Jul 06 157 823 299 52.5
Jun 06 231 666 420 55.0
May 06 294 435 516 57.0
Apr 06 141 141 373 37.8

GS450h Hybrid launch last week of April, 2006.


Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. Retail Sales (includes fleet and

Hawaii) of RX400H (compared with RX330/RX350):

mon yr sales cYTD mmsales %hybrid
Dec 06 1,981 20,161 12,779 15.5
Nov 06 1,327 18,180 8,052 16.5
Oct 06 1,239 16,853 7,250 17.1
Sep 06 1,687 15,614 8,688 19.4
Aug 06 1,514 13,927 9,805 15.4
Jul 06 1,220 12,413 8,492 14.4
Jun 06 1,190 11,193 9,651 12.3
May 06 2,006 10,003 9,334 20.0
Apr 06 2,247 7,997 8,890 25.3
Mar 06 2,470 5,750 10,971 22.5
Feb 06 1,803 3,280 8,247 21.9
Jan 06 1,477 1,477 6,189 23.9

Reported 2005 year-end sales is 20,674 units. Perhaps pre-launch
sales?
mon yr sales cYTD mmsales %hybrid
Dec 05 2,172 20,661 11,774 18.4
Nov 05 1,722 18,489 8,060 21.4
Oct 05 1,904 16,767 8,012 23.8
Sep 05 2,113 14,863 8,212 25.7
Aug 05 2,607 12,750 9,644 27.0
Jul 05 2,262 10,143 9,065 25.0
Jun 05 2,605 7,881 10,015 26.0
May 05 2,931 5,276 10,707 27.4
Apr 05 2,345 2,345 10,172 23.1

Lexus RX400H launch April 18, 2005.


Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. Retail Sales (includes fleet and
Hawaii) of Camry Hybrid:

mon yr sales cYTD mmsales %hybrid
Dec 06 4,005 31,341 39,359 10.2
Nov 06 3,100 27,336 34,189 9.1
Oct 06 2,806 24,236 33,812 8.3
Sep 06 4,044 21,430 38,269 10.6
Aug 06 4,977 17,386 42,227 11.8
Jul 06 5,023 12,409 41,892 12.0
Jun 06 4,268 7,386 41,427 10.3
May 06 3,032 3,118 43,112 7.0
Apr 06 86 86 40,203 0.2

Camry Hybrid launch last week of April, 2006.


Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. Retail Sales (includes fleet and

Hawaii) of Highlander Hybrid:

mon yr sales cYTD mmsales %hybrid
Dec 06 2,354 31,485 11,700 20.0
Nov 06 1,667 29,131 11,100 15.0
Oct 06 1,643 27,464 10,296 16.0
Sep 06 2,347 25,821 11,697 20.1
Aug 06 2,581 23,474 11,645 22.2
Jul 06 2,784 20,893 11,999 23.2
Jun 06 2,705 18,109 10,436 25.9
May 06 3,755 15,404 10,806 34.7
Apr 06 3,768 11,649 10,712 35.2
Mar 06 2,987 7,881 11,622 25.7
Feb 06 2,631 4,894 9,033 29.1
Jan 06 2,263 2,263 8,748 25.9

Reported 2005 year-end sales is 17,989 units. Perhaps pre-launch
sales?
mon yr sales cYTD mmsales %hybrid
Dec 05 2,198 17,954 11,309 19.4
Nov 05 2,353 15,756 9,676 24.3
Oct 05 2,330 13,403 9,063 25.7
Sep 05 2,715 11,073 9,684 28.0
Aug 05 2,925 8,358 13,042 22.4
Jul 05 2,564 5,433 14,223 18.0
Jun 05 2,869 2,869 13,029 22.0

Highlander Hybrid launch on June 6, 2005.


Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. Retail Sales (includes fleet and

Hawaii) of Prius:

Total units of Prius sold in the US, from launch through Dec 06:
335,562
mon yr sales cYTD
Dec 06 9,291 106,971
Nov 06 8,008 97,680
Oct 06 8,733 89,672
Sep 06 10,492 80,939
Aug 06 11,177 70,447
Jul 06 11,114 59,270
Jun 06 9,696 48,156
May 06 8,103 38,460
Apr 06 8,234 30,357
Mar 06 7,922 22,123
Feb 06 6,547 14,201
Jan 06 7,654 7,654

Total units of Prius sold in the US, from launch through Dec 05:
228,591
mon yr sales cYTD
Dec 05 9,027 107,897
Nov 05 7,889 98,870
Oct 05 9,939 90,981
Sep 05 8,193 81,042
Aug 05 9,850 72,849
Jul 05 9,691 62,999
Jun 05 9,622 53,308
May 05 9,461 43,686
Apr 05 11,345 34,225
Mar 05 10,236 22,880
Feb 05 7,078 12,644
Jan 05 5,566 5,566

Total units of Prius sold in the US, from launch through Dec 04:
120,694
mon yr sales cYTD
Dec 04 6,287 53,991
Nov 04 5,866 47,704
Oct 04 6,123 41,838
Sep 04 4,309 35,715
Aug 04 4,393 31,406
Jul 04 5,230 27,013
Jun 04 4,219 21,783
May 04 3,962 17,564
Apr 04 3,684 13,602
Mar 04 3,778 9,918
Feb 04 3,215 6,140
Jan 04 2,925 2,925

Total units of Prius sold in the US, from launch to Dec 03: 66,703
Estimated number of 2004 Prius sold in the US (Oct 03 - Dec 03): 13,694
Estimated number of Classic Prius sold in the US (launch through
Sep 03): 53,009
mon yr sales cYTD
Dec 03 4,025 24,627
Nov 03 5,584 20,602
Oct 03 4,085 15,018
Sep 03 112 10,933
Aug 03 299 10,821
Jul 03 657 10,522
Jun 03 1,069 9,865
May 03 1,233 8,796
Apr 03 1,457 7,563
Mar 03 2,532 6,106
Feb 03 1,968 3,574
Jan 03 1,606 1,606

Total units of Prius sold in the US, from launch to Dec 02: 42,076
mon yr sales cYTD
Dec 02 1,790 20,119
Nov 02 1,956 18,329
Oct 02 1,775 16,373
Sep 02 1,382 14,598
Aug 02 1,756 13,216
Jul 02 1,411 11,460
Jun 02 1,369 10,049
May 02 1,648 8,680
Apr 02 1,834 7,032
Mar 02 1,763 5,198
Feb 02 1,481 3,435
Jan 02 1,954 1,954

Total units of Prius sold in the US, from launch to Dec 01: 21,957
mon yr sales cYTD
Dec 01 1,780 15,556
Nov 01 1,580 13,776
Oct 01 1,580 12,196
Sep 01 862 10,616
Aug 01 1,311 9,754
Jul 01 1,037 8,443
Jun 01 1,534 7,406
May 01 1,126 5,872
Apr 01 872 4,746
Mar 01 1,378 3,784
Feb 01 1,198 2,496
Jan 01 1,298 1,298

Total units of Prius sold in the US, from launch to Dec 00: 6,401
mon yr sales cYTD
Dec 00 1,134 5,562
Nov 00 989 4,428
Oct 00 829 3,439
Sep 00 981 2,610
Aug 00 788 1,629
Jul 00 841 841
Launch to July 01, 2000: 839


"TMS calendar-year-to-date hybrid sales broke the 100,000-unit sales
milestone, reporting 105,808 hybrid units." (July 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006080119384

Worldwide Prius Sales Top 500,000 Mark (June 2006), Toyota/Lexus hybrid

sales over 600,000 (May 2006)
http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/news/06/0607.html

Toyota worldwide hybrid sales over 500,000. (Nov. 2005)
http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/news/05/1125_2.html
http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/pdf/toyota_world/2006/chap6.pdf

Estimated number of Classic Prius sales surpassed by the 2004/2005
Prius
in Oct. 2004: (approx. 52,170 Classic launch through Sept. 2003,
approx.
55,532 HSD Prius Oct. 2003 through Oct. 2004.)

Prius worldwide sales over 367,000. Japan sales is about 44% of that,
and
North American sales much of the remainder. (Sept. 2005):
http://www.forbes.com/2005/09/13/toyota-prius-hybrid-cx_cn_0913autofacescan07.html

Prius worldwide sales over 1/4 million mark (end of Nov. 2004):
http://www.carpages.co.uk/toyota/toyota_prius_30_11_04.asp?switched=on&echo=164752252
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/78988

Toyota hybrid worldwide sales at 318,500 units, as of December 2004:
http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/pdf/toyota_world/2005/toyota-pdf.pdf

Toyota hybrid worldwide sales went over the 280,000 unit mark,
Prius worldwide sales over 244,000 units, in Sept. 2004:
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=4&id=317517

Prius US sales went over the 100,000 unit mark in Sept. 2004:
http://pressroom.toyota.com/photo_library/display_release.html?id=20040930

Prius worldwide sales went over 200,000 units in Mar. 2004:
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/72144

Prius worldwide sales went over 100,000 units in March 2002:
http://pressroom.toyota.com/photo_library/display_release.html?id=20020925
http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/special/toyotasells/index.html

worldwide hybrid sales (just Toyota?) went over 100,000 units in April
2002:
http://pressroom.toyota.com/photo_library/display_release.html?id=20020422
http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/pdf/toyota_world/2005/toyota-pdf.pdf

(December 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2007010356633
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/01/sales_of_hybrid.html
(November 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006120187861
(October 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006110108952
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/11/us_sales_of_hyb.html
(September 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006100344525
(August 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006090194824
(July 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006080119384
(June 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006070346770
(May 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006060141005
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/06/sales_of_hybrid.html
(April 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006050220151
(March 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006040381437
(February 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006030112235
(January 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006020154538
(December 2005)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006010484765
(November 2005)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2005120168110
(October 2005)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2005110154667
(September 2005)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2005100341788
(August 2005)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2005090144473
(July 2005)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2005080246131
(June 2005)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2005070146224
(May 2005)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2005060143735

(and lots of searching through the Toyota Pressroom...)

[Andrew Stephenson]

[Toyota hybrid sales charts]

Thanks. That was interesting.

I was trying to see whether sales peaked at any particular time
of year but the numbers are all over the place, barring a faint
bias in established models towards improved sales during Summer
months (Jun/Jul/Aug).

My local T-pusher (ie, in UK) seems to be shifting more Priuses
in general.

[Bill Tuthill]

Post by Andrew Stephenson

[Toyota hybrid sales charts]

Thanks. That was interesting.

I was surprised that Prius sales declined slightly from 2005 to 2006,
but then I remembered that the Camry hybrid became available in 2006,
thus providing an alternative.

[m***@kluge.net]

Post by Bill Tuthill

Post by Andrew Stephenson

[Toyota hybrid sales charts]

Thanks. That was interesting.

I was surprised that Prius sales declined slightly from 2005 to 2006,
but then I remembered that the Camry hybrid became available in 2006,
thus providing an alternative.

Toyota actually sent letters out to its dealers in early 2006 to warn
them that the Prius production/shipments were being reduced for the
first few months, because parts supply was being diverted to help the
launch of the Camry HV (and the GS450h).

[Mike Hunter]

It would appear the Toyota buyers are the only ones who do not yet
understand hybrids are not a smart buy when compared to their conventionally
powered twins. Unless ones goal is to save the earth. ;)


mike

Post by m***@kluge.net
mon = calendar month
yr = calendar year
sales = hybrid sales that month
cYTD = hybrid sales calendar year to date
mmsales = overal model sales that month (hybrid and conventional of
model)
%hybrid = percentage of overall model sales that month that were
hybrids
mon yr sales cYTD
Dec 06 17,883 191,742
Nov 06 14,278 173,859
Oct 06 14,598 159,581
Sep 06 18,734 144,983
Aug 06 20,441 126,249
Jul 06 20,298 105,808
Jun 06 18,090 85,510
May 06 17,190 67,420
Apr 06 14,476 50,230
Mar 06 13,379 35,754
Feb 06 10,981 22,375
Jan 06 11,394 11,394
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. Retail Sales (includes fleet and
mon yr sales cYTD mmsales %hybrid
Dec 06 252 1,784 299 84.3
Nov 06 176 1,532 196 89.8
Oct 06 177 1,356 204 86.8
Sep 06 164 1,179 221 74.2
Aug 06 192 1,015 362 53.6
Jul 06 157 823 299 52.5
Jun 06 231 666 420 55.0
May 06 294 435 516 57.0
Apr 06 141 141 373 37.8
GS450h Hybrid launch last week of April, 2006.
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. Retail Sales (includes fleet and
mon yr sales cYTD mmsales %hybrid
Dec 06 1,981 20,161 12,779 15.5
Nov 06 1,327 18,180 8,052 16.5
Oct 06 1,239 16,853 7,250 17.1
Sep 06 1,687 15,614 8,688 19.4
Aug 06 1,514 13,927 9,805 15.4
Jul 06 1,220 12,413 8,492 14.4
Jun 06 1,190 11,193 9,651 12.3
May 06 2,006 10,003 9,334 20.0
Apr 06 2,247 7,997 8,890 25.3
Mar 06 2,470 5,750 10,971 22.5
Feb 06 1,803 3,280 8,247 21.9
Jan 06 1,477 1,477 6,189 23.9
Reported 2005 year-end sales is 20,674 units. Perhaps pre-launch
sales?
mon yr sales cYTD mmsales %hybrid
Dec 05 2,172 20,661 11,774 18.4
Nov 05 1,722 18,489 8,060 21.4
Oct 05 1,904 16,767 8,012 23.8
Sep 05 2,113 14,863 8,212 25.7
Aug 05 2,607 12,750 9,644 27.0
Jul 05 2,262 10,143 9,065 25.0
Jun 05 2,605 7,881 10,015 26.0
May 05 2,931 5,276 10,707 27.4
Apr 05 2,345 2,345 10,172 23.1
Lexus RX400H launch April 18, 2005.
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. Retail Sales (includes fleet and
mon yr sales cYTD mmsales %hybrid
Dec 06 4,005 31,341 39,359 10.2
Nov 06 3,100 27,336 34,189 9.1
Oct 06 2,806 24,236 33,812 8.3
Sep 06 4,044 21,430 38,269 10.6
Aug 06 4,977 17,386 42,227 11.8
Jul 06 5,023 12,409 41,892 12.0
Jun 06 4,268 7,386 41,427 10.3
May 06 3,032 3,118 43,112 7.0
Apr 06 86 86 40,203 0.2
Camry Hybrid launch last week of April, 2006.
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. Retail Sales (includes fleet and
mon yr sales cYTD mmsales %hybrid
Dec 06 2,354 31,485 11,700 20.0
Nov 06 1,667 29,131 11,100 15.0
Oct 06 1,643 27,464 10,296 16.0
Sep 06 2,347 25,821 11,697 20.1
Aug 06 2,581 23,474 11,645 22.2
Jul 06 2,784 20,893 11,999 23.2
Jun 06 2,705 18,109 10,436 25.9
May 06 3,755 15,404 10,806 34.7
Apr 06 3,768 11,649 10,712 35.2
Mar 06 2,987 7,881 11,622 25.7
Feb 06 2,631 4,894 9,033 29.1
Jan 06 2,263 2,263 8,748 25.9
Reported 2005 year-end sales is 17,989 units. Perhaps pre-launch
sales?
mon yr sales cYTD mmsales %hybrid
Dec 05 2,198 17,954 11,309 19.4
Nov 05 2,353 15,756 9,676 24.3
Oct 05 2,330 13,403 9,063 25.7
Sep 05 2,715 11,073 9,684 28.0
Aug 05 2,925 8,358 13,042 22.4
Jul 05 2,564 5,433 14,223 18.0
Jun 05 2,869 2,869 13,029 22.0
Highlander Hybrid launch on June 6, 2005.
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. Retail Sales (includes fleet and
335,562
mon yr sales cYTD
Dec 06 9,291 106,971
Nov 06 8,008 97,680
Oct 06 8,733 89,672
Sep 06 10,492 80,939
Aug 06 11,177 70,447
Jul 06 11,114 59,270
Jun 06 9,696 48,156
May 06 8,103 38,460
Apr 06 8,234 30,357
Mar 06 7,922 22,123
Feb 06 6,547 14,201
Jan 06 7,654 7,654
228,591
mon yr sales cYTD
Dec 05 9,027 107,897
Nov 05 7,889 98,870
Oct 05 9,939 90,981
Sep 05 8,193 81,042
Aug 05 9,850 72,849
Jul 05 9,691 62,999
Jun 05 9,622 53,308
May 05 9,461 43,686
Apr 05 11,345 34,225
Mar 05 10,236 22,880
Feb 05 7,078 12,644
Jan 05 5,566 5,566
120,694
mon yr sales cYTD
Dec 04 6,287 53,991
Nov 04 5,866 47,704
Oct 04 6,123 41,838
Sep 04 4,309 35,715
Aug 04 4,393 31,406
Jul 04 5,230 27,013
Jun 04 4,219 21,783
May 04 3,962 17,564
Apr 04 3,684 13,602
Mar 04 3,778 9,918
Feb 04 3,215 6,140
Jan 04 2,925 2,925
Total units of Prius sold in the US, from launch to Dec 03: 66,703
Estimated number of 2004 Prius sold in the US (Oct 03 - Dec 03): 13,694
Estimated number of Classic Prius sold in the US (launch through
Sep 03): 53,009
mon yr sales cYTD
Dec 03 4,025 24,627
Nov 03 5,584 20,602
Oct 03 4,085 15,018
Sep 03 112 10,933
Aug 03 299 10,821
Jul 03 657 10,522
Jun 03 1,069 9,865
May 03 1,233 8,796
Apr 03 1,457 7,563
Mar 03 2,532 6,106
Feb 03 1,968 3,574
Jan 03 1,606 1,606
Total units of Prius sold in the US, from launch to Dec 02: 42,076
mon yr sales cYTD
Dec 02 1,790 20,119
Nov 02 1,956 18,329
Oct 02 1,775 16,373
Sep 02 1,382 14,598
Aug 02 1,756 13,216
Jul 02 1,411 11,460
Jun 02 1,369 10,049
May 02 1,648 8,680
Apr 02 1,834 7,032
Mar 02 1,763 5,198
Feb 02 1,481 3,435
Jan 02 1,954 1,954
Total units of Prius sold in the US, from launch to Dec 01: 21,957
mon yr sales cYTD
Dec 01 1,780 15,556
Nov 01 1,580 13,776
Oct 01 1,580 12,196
Sep 01 862 10,616
Aug 01 1,311 9,754
Jul 01 1,037 8,443
Jun 01 1,534 7,406
May 01 1,126 5,872
Apr 01 872 4,746
Mar 01 1,378 3,784
Feb 01 1,198 2,496
Jan 01 1,298 1,298
Total units of Prius sold in the US, from launch to Dec 00: 6,401
mon yr sales cYTD
Dec 00 1,134 5,562
Nov 00 989 4,428
Oct 00 829 3,439
Sep 00 981 2,610
Aug 00 788 1,629
Jul 00 841 841
Launch to July 01, 2000: 839
"TMS calendar-year-to-date hybrid sales broke the 100,000-unit sales
milestone, reporting 105,808 hybrid units." (July 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006080119384
Worldwide Prius Sales Top 500,000 Mark (June 2006), Toyota/Lexus hybrid
sales over 600,000 (May 2006)
http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/news/06/0607.html
Toyota worldwide hybrid sales over 500,000. (Nov. 2005)
http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/news/05/1125_2.html
http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/pdf/toyota_world/2006/chap6.pdf
Estimated number of Classic Prius sales surpassed by the 2004/2005
Prius
in Oct. 2004: (approx. 52,170 Classic launch through Sept. 2003,
approx.
55,532 HSD Prius Oct. 2003 through Oct. 2004.)
Prius worldwide sales over 367,000. Japan sales is about 44% of that,
and
http://www.forbes.com/2005/09/13/toyota-prius-hybrid-cx_cn_0913autofacescan07.html
http://www.carpages.co.uk/toyota/toyota_prius_30_11_04.asp?switched=on&echo=164752252
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/78988
http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/pdf/toyota_world/2005/toyota-pdf.pdf
Toyota hybrid worldwide sales went over the 280,000 unit mark,
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=4&id=317517
http://pressroom.toyota.com/photo_library/display_release.html?id=20040930
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/72144
http://pressroom.toyota.com/photo_library/display_release.html?id=20020925
http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/special/toyotasells/index.html
worldwide hybrid sales (just Toyota?) went over 100,000 units in April
http://pressroom.toyota.com/photo_library/display_release.html?id=20020422
http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/pdf/toyota_world/2005/toyota-pdf.pdf
(December 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2007010356633
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/01/sales_of_hybrid.html
(November 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006120187861
(October 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006110108952
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/11/us_sales_of_hyb.html
(September 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006100344525
(August 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006090194824
(July 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006080119384
(June 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006070346770
(May 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006060141005
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/06/sales_of_hybrid.html
(April 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006050220151
(March 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006040381437
(February 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006030112235
(January 2006)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006020154538
(December 2005)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2006010484765
(November 2005)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2005120168110
(October 2005)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2005110154667
(September 2005)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2005100341788
(August 2005)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2005090144473
(July 2005)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2005080246131
(June 2005)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2005070146224
(May 2005)
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2005060143735
(and lots of searching through the Toyota Pressroom...)

[Mike Rosenberg]

Post by Mike Hunter
It would appear the Toyota buyers are the only ones who do not yet
understand hybrids are not a smart buy when compared to their
conventionally powered twins. Unless ones goal is to save the earth.

I paid about the same for my 2004 Prius as a comparably equipped Camry,
the closest conventionally powered car Toyota sells, would have cost,
and I got an income tax deduction in the process. How, in your opinion,
was that not a smart buy?

[Bill Tuthill]

Post by Mike Rosenberg

Post by Mike Hunter
It would appear the Toyota buyers are the only ones who do not yet
understand hybrids are not a smart buy when compared to their
conventionally powered twins. Unless ones goal is to save the earth.

I paid about the same for my 2004 Prius as a comparably equipped Camry,
the closest conventionally powered car Toyota sells, would have cost,
and I got an income tax deduction in the process. How, in your opinion,
was that not a smart buy?

Because you won't be paying your oil-company windfall profits contribution
for tax years 2006-2016, assuming a 10 year lifespan for your Prius.

Come on now, don't you feel sorry for the oil companies? Wasn't it exciting
to have the gas pump click off at $50 when your tank was only half full?

[Michael Pardee]

Post by Mike Hunter
It would appear the Toyota buyers are the only ones who do not yet
understand hybrids are not a smart buy when compared to their
conventionally powered twins. Unless ones goal is to save the earth. ;)
mike

Quite the contrary - Toyota hybrids are still selling as fast as they can be
made, as they have since they were introduced. The sales figures are the
production figures. Currently the premium for the hybrid system pretty much
relegates the system to mid and top line vehicles, but there was a time fuel
injection was that way, too.

I have an older Volvo; my older son has an Acura, my younger son has a Chevy
(Cobalt), and my daughter has a Honda. The two Prius in our family have
fewer combined problems and consume less combined gasoline than any of the
other vehicles. And this is the infancy of hybrids.

Check the recent thread about the hybrid cost calculator (posted by another
skeptic). Your info is seriously out of date.

Mike

[Wickeddoll®]

"Michael Pardee"..

"Mike Hunter" ...

Post by Mike Hunter
It would appear the Toyota buyers are the only ones who do not yet
understand hybrids are not a smart buy when compared to their
conventionally powered twins. Unless ones goal is to save the earth.
;)
mike

Quite the contrary - Toyota hybrids are still selling as fast as they can
be made, as they have since they were introduced. The sales figures are
the production figures. Currently the premium for the hybrid system pretty
much relegates the system to mid and top line vehicles, but there was a
time fuel injection was that way, too.
I have an older Volvo; my older son has an Acura, my younger son has a
Chevy (Cobalt), and my daughter has a Honda. The two Prius in our family
have fewer combined problems and consume less combined gasoline than any
of the other vehicles. And this is the infancy of hybrids.
Check the recent thread about the hybrid cost calculator (posted by
another skeptic). Your info is seriously out of date.
Mike

But what about the cost of that car for its size? I haven't really looked,
but it was ridiculous the last time I did.

Saving the Earth yes, saving a few bucks, no. Has that changed?

Natalie

[Michael Pardee]

Post by Wickeddoll®
"Michael Pardee"..

"Mike Hunter" ...

Post by Mike Hunter
It would appear the Toyota buyers are the only ones who do not yet
understand hybrids are not a smart buy when compared to their
conventionally powered twins. Unless ones goal is to save the earth. ;)
mike

Quite the contrary - Toyota hybrids are still selling as fast as they can
be made, as they have since they were introduced. The sales figures are
the production figures. Currently the premium for the hybrid system
pretty much relegates the system to mid and top line vehicles, but there
was a time fuel injection was that way, too.
I have an older Volvo; my older son has an Acura, my younger son has a
Chevy (Cobalt), and my daughter has a Honda. The two Prius in our family
have fewer combined problems and consume less combined gasoline than any
of the other vehicles. And this is the infancy of hybrids.
Check the recent thread about the hybrid cost calculator (posted by
another skeptic). Your info is seriously out of date.
Mike

But what about the cost of that car for its size? I haven't really
looked, but it was ridiculous the last time I did.
Saving the Earth yes, saving a few bucks, no. Has that changed?
Natalie

The $20K base price is right in line with other mid-size sedans with the
usual mid-range features: automatic transmission, climate control, cruise
control, ABS....

When we bought our first 2002 Prius we also looked at the Honda Accord 4
cylinder. The Accord was about two thousand cheaper on the lot here but was
also twice as thirsty. It also didn't have the supernaturally smooth power
delivery of the Prius. The Accord rear seat usable room was almost exactly
the same as measured by the time-honored method of cramming various trios of
adults in the back seat. KBB.com now says our car is worth $14,285 while the
similarly equipped Accord would have been worth $11,330 (private party). In
the 67K miles we've driven it we have saved as much as we've spent on gas,
about $1500 (assuming average of $2.25 per gallon over the last four years).
No matter how we look at it, we've come out way ahead.

Mike

[Michelle Steiner]

Post by Wickeddoll®
But what about the cost of that car for its size? I haven't really
looked, but it was ridiculous the last time I did.

It's about the same size as a Camry. Do the math.

[m***@kluge.net]

Post by Wickeddoll®
But what about the cost of that car for its size? I haven't really looked,
but it was ridiculous the last time I did.
Saving the Earth yes, saving a few bucks, no. Has that changed?

It hasn't changed. The hybrid still comes out ahead in both emissions
and total cost of ownership. (The last time you looked, you probably
only looked at initial purchase price and maybe a low price for
gasoline...)

http://www.intellichoice.com/press/Hybrid-Survey-2006

<quote>
IntelliChoice.com Survey: Hybrids Cost Less Than Peers Over Long Term

Prius Remains Highest Rated Hybrid, but All Models Excel on Total Cost
of Ownership

DETROIT, MI (January 8, 2007) - A survey released today by PRIMEDIA's
IntelliChoice.com, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and
value analysis, reveals that the twenty-two hybrid vehicles currently
on the market save their owners more money than the other vehicles in
their respective classes.

"With the number of hybrids now on the market, the end of 2006 was an
opportune time to examine the cost performance of each hybrid model
with respect to the rest of the vehicles in their peer group," said
James Bell, publisher of IntelliChoice.com. "Across the board, we found
that all twenty-two hybrid vehicles have a better Total Cost of
Ownership (TCO) over five years or 70,000 miles than the vehicles they
directly compete against."

Bell said that aside from lower fuel costs, other factors playing a
role in hybrids' cost performance are better-than-expected depreciation
and resale value. Also, contrary to skeptics and critics, repair and
maintenance costs have not proven to be higher than those of other
vehicles.

"Up to now," Bell added, "The Prius has been the darling of the hybrid
set, and it remains our highest rated value for hybrid vehicles. But
this survey validates the cost performance of the other many hybrid
models that are currently on the market. All of the hybrids in our
study have achieved 'Excellent' ratings in their respective classes
from IntelliChoice.com."

IntelliChoice.com's hybrid survey ranks hybrids in order of their
performance against their peer group:

Brand Model Trim 5Yr Expected Cost 5Yr Actual Cost
Toyota Prius 33305 19896
Honda Civic Hybrid(Auto) 31595 23268
Honda Civic Hybrid w/Nav(Auto) 32843 24891
Toyota Highlander Hybrid 2WD 44841 34038
Lexus RX 400h 2WD 54121 41472
Lexus RX 400h AWD 55509 42681
Toyota Highlander Hybrid 4WD 45868 35690
Lexus RX 400h AWD(Original Version) 57231 45640
Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited 2WD 48409 38902
Ford Escape Hybrid 2WD 39361 32188
Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited 4WD 49436 40522
Mercury Mariner Hybrid 41349 34331
Ford Escape Hybrid 4WD 40839 34696
Honda Accord Hybrid 40803 34706
Honda Insight (Manual) 28724 24755
Honda Insight AC(Auto) 30354 26424
Honda Insight AC(Manual) 29690 26212
Honda Accord Hybrid w/Nav System 42305 37411
Chevrolet Silverado LT Hybrid 2WD* 42840 39377
GMC Sierra SLE Hybrid 2WD* 43041 39709
Chevrolet Silverado LT Hybrid 4WD* 45345 42260
GMC Sierra SLE Hybrid 4WD* 45824 42884
* All trim lines 1500 Extended Cab

Methodology

When analyzing Total Cost of Ownership, IntelliChoice.com focuses on
seven key criteria, including depreciation, fuel cost, finance costs,
insurance, repairs, maintenance and applicable state fees. In the case
of hybrids, IntelliChoice.com also factors in federal tax credits.

For the survey, 2006 model year hybrids were analyzed for their Total
Cost of Ownership over a five-year or 70,000-mile period. The five-year
expected Cost of Ownership for each hybrid vehicle is based on the
average cost of all vehicles in each class.

"Hybrids are proving themselves to be an excellent alternative for car
buyers. Even when factoring in the additional upfront costs for their
purchase, the long-term savings hybrids generate makes them a sensible
and attractive purchase," said Bell.

Against all criteria, IntelliChoice.com found the Toyota Prius to be
the best in overall class. Along with the Toyota Prius, the Honda
Civic, Toyota Highlander, Ford Escape and Honda Insight also received
top marks for value. Some of the top hybrids in the 2006 survey were
previously awarded IntelliChoice's Best Overall Value of the Year
(BOVY). IntelliChoice.com's BOVY awards recognize cars, trucks and SUVs
that will cost significantly less to own than would be expected of
vehicles at their purchase prices. A listing of 2006 winners and more
information on the awards can be found at www.intellichoice.com.

2007 ownership costs on all new hybrid and regular models will be
available from IntelliChoice.com in late January.

About IntelliChoice.com
Part of PRIMEDIA's Enthusiast Media, IntelliChoice is the market leader
in automotive ownership cost and value analysis. Founded in 1986,
IntelliChoice is committed to empowering consumers to make better
purchase decisions by providing independent and essential automotive
information and tools. Through the IntelliChoice web site
(www.intellichoice.com), consumers get the help they need to research,
compare, configure and price vehicles. The site also connects buyers to
the buying alternatives of their choice, including vehicle
manufacturers and online buying services.
</quote>


see also: http://www.intellichoice.com/carBuying101/HypeOverHybrids