Comments on: March Market Dashboard: Bill Ford Was Right

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By: C Guella

C Guella — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:13:56 +0000

Audi clean diesel will fail in the US because no one cares about clean diesel. Audi and Ford both made a mistake in their hybrid programs. Diesel is very expensive here and has a bad stigma going back to when the US manufacturers tried to convert gasoline cars to diesel. People understand MPG and cost per gallon.

By: KS

KS — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:45:02 +0000

Who do you stop reporting GM’s sales of Vue hybrids and Aura hybrids as you did before? is it because the numbers are zero in March or because it’s not available now?

By: observer

observer — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:19:16 +0000

Inwiththenew,

The reason why a lot of people want the Prius redesign is because Toyota has been working on improved technology for Prius and other hybrids in their lineup. A lot of the clamor is for the better technology. Imagine if the next gen Prius had a fuel efficiency of 70-75 mpg average instead of current 45-50 mpg, the demand for the car would go up even more. Plus, the hybrid price premium is supposed to drop as well with the next gen Prius. If both circumstances are happen, it would not only encourage more first time buyers but, a lot of current owners to upgrade. So for me it about being excited for an improved Prius, not just a "different" looking Prius.

It would also have the advantage of silencing a lot of current hybrid critics. The payback time on the hybrid premium would be quicker and everyone who owns the next gen Prius would be giving a lot less of their money to big oil. At the 2009 North American Detroit Auto Show, we will see how much the next gen Prius has improved from the current one. Hopefully, it's a big jump like the last time.

By: Inwiththenew

Inwiththenew — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:37:06 +0000

Poeple keep saying the Prius needs a redesign. Why? Is it that it doesn’t work anymore? I think it’s just because we’ve been trained that cars have to be replaced and that they have to look different after a very few years. We’ve been conditioned to think that a design looks old and looks unappealing and that somehow makes it inferior to a new design that comes along. The annual model year change comes not from necessity but is motivated by profit. We cannot continue to toss perfectly good tools every time a prettier one comes along.

By: GoTOY

GoTOY — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:47:23 +0000

I agree, Prius is due for a redesign. But, I don’t agree that the rate of exchange will affect hybrid sales. Afterall, that same rate of exchange will apply to toyoyta’s Hybrid and non-hybrid models. Key is reduction of the Gap between both.
If that gap approaches or breaks the $1000, it will be tough for anyone to make the argument of purchasing non-hybrid.

By: Boom Boom

Boom Boom — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:21:58 +0000

Good to see GM on the board with their new hybrid releases…. Oh wait, you can’t actually BUY any of them. Way to go GM. If they spent half of what they do on advertising “green cars” on building them, maybe they’d get somewhere.

By: Dom

Dom — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:40:12 +0000

VaPrius – you are obviously lost in your little Toyota world… Audi makes great cars! They may have canceled their hybrid plans, but they’re getting ready to bring their clean diesel’s to the states.

By: VaPrius

VaPrius — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:54:08 +0000

That explains why Toyota announced plans to build the Prius in the states. The Prius is due for a redesign, and needs one, but it is still the most advanced vehicle out there. Audi? Didn’t they used to make cars?