According to a dealership in Japan, nationwide orders of the Prius have topped 110,000 (Source: The Associated Press: Toyota Prius sales boom in Japan despite slowdown). That's well above the pre-orders announced by Toyota just a few weeks ago (80,000), and the sales rate of the Honda Insight.
Toyota has set their sales goal in Japan at 10,000 a month, which would make it the top selling car in Japan. Of course, if they really do have over 100,000 orders already, it's going to take them a year just to catch up to the orders they've already taken.
Hybrids in Japan have received a boost from the government, since they are being sold with a tax exemption (Source: LA Times). Add in the cash-back rebate for cars older than 13 when traded in for greener cars, and you get the rush on a hybrid promising 90 mpg in city driving (according to Japanese numbers... in the US, the Prius is rated at 50 mpg).
Monday, June 01, 2009
Sales of the Prius in Japan Soar Above the Rest
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