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Posted by Was Istloben on June 20, 2008, 10:33 pm
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>> New York Times 6-20-08
>> "A Toyota spokesman said the Japanese automaker was limited by
>> production to selliing 175,000 Priuses in the United States this year,
>> no matter how hot the demand."
>>
>> Whats the limiter?? The battery? factory capacity?
>
> I'd presume that with a limited manufacturing capacity, Toyota would
> want to optimize distribution towards best margin. And with the USD
> heading down south compared to the Yen, that could mean pretty much
> anywhere in the world but the US.
>
> Prius is a niche car in Europe (due to many available Diesel cars having
> similar cost per km driven). But it retails for 25000+ EUR. Included are
> duties and taxes, but that'll still make them 20000 per car. In EUR,
> not USD. So every Prius that could be sold in Europe will not get
> shipped to the US, unless there's a potential to sell it for at least
> around 30000 USD.
>
> cu
> .\arc
According to Toyota they can't make batteries fast enough. This problem
will be cured next year when their new battery plant comes on line.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25189701/
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