Hybrid Car Mania – Prius is Hot in Japan

Hybrid cars are becoming more and more popular in the United States. In Japan, the Toyota Prius is selling a lot faster than expected. Various reports indicate that Prius orders in Japan have already totaled between 100,000 and 110,000. Toyota has responded by focusing more of their manufacturing on building the Prius.
Considering that Toyota had the stated goal of selling 10,000 Prius hybrid cars per month in Japan, the company has to be happy with this move. That said, this news isn’t good enough to stop the company from losing billions of dollars in 2009.
The main reason why so many …read more