edatoakrun
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As many predicted, the incentives that make a Prime PHEV less expensive than a Prius hybrid for many buyers seem likely to be a significant factor in the rapid decline of Prius US sales this year.
http://www.hybridcars.com/the-toyota-prius-is-suffering-its-worst-sales-in-the-last-dozen-years/The Toyota Prius Is Suffering Its Worst Sales in The Last Dozen Years
The 52-56 mpg Toyota Prius Liftback is the best it’s ever been, and it is suffering its worst sales year since 2004.
A car that has seen sales over 140,000 units in two years this decade has through the third quarter this year just 50,911 in the bag, and may finish the year at 70,000, according to analyst Alan Baum.
Last year it managed 98,863 sales...
...its own Prime plug-in stablemate is cannibalizing some sales, and its 1,899 sales last month, and 15,056 for the year mean it’s having the best year since 2012 when the the plug-in Prius was introduced – just 292 sales less than the reigning champ Chevy Volt, which it may beat this year...