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Toyota Prius is now world's third-best-selling vehicle

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It may not apply to the Philippines but it's apparently true the world over: The Toyota Prius is now the third-best-selling car line in the world, with its first-quarter sales at 247,230 units. The only models supposedly ahead of it are the Toyota Corolla at 300,800 units and the Ford Focus at 277,000.

According to AutoNews.com, what boosted the Prius line's sales are its demand from the United States market and the incentives offered for it in its home country of Japan.

For the first quarter of 2012, Prius sales in the US market climbed 42 percent, while sales through April grew by 56 percent for a record 86,027 units. For the entire US market, a total of 1.18 million Prius units have reportedly been sold since its introduction in 2000.

As for the Japanese market, the government offered rebates of as much as 200,000 yen (over P110,000) for buyers of qualified vehicles--which included the Prius hatchback, wagon, plug-in and the Prius C subcompact--to boost the country's vehicle sales after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami devastated its automotive industry. Of the Prius models in the Japanese market, the Prius C is proving to be the biggest seller as it reportedly helped triple the Prius line's sales to 175,080 units for the first quarter, compared to 52,507 units for the same period last year.

Since the start of Prius sales in Japan in 1997, Toyota has sold 4 million hybrid electric vehicles worldwide, with 1.5 million units supposedly going to the United States.

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  • Feeter Silverster May 31 2012 @ 10:29am
     
    How about the local sales since their Prius launch here?
       
  • carwiki May 31 2012 @ 11:04am
     
    Wow! In my opinion, mas magiging mabili yung Prius C.
       
  • mindkinetic May 31 2012 @ 11:09am
     
    mura lang kasi prius at ibang hybrid sa ibang bansa lalo na sa america. e dito kamamahal ng mga hybrid. mas matalino pang bumili ng diesel kung consumption at environmental concerns lang ang paguusapan.
       
    • car_mac May 31 2012 @ 12:50pm
       
      hindi enviro friendly ang diesel
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      • carwiki May 31 2012 @ 01:41pm
         
        Agree.
           
      • mindkinetic May 31 2012 @ 05:13pm
         
        diesel is 30% fuel efficient vs petrol it likewise emits lesser carbon footprint the only problem to diesel is the smog it creates in the ozone; however with latest tecnology to diesel engine such as efficient dynamics by BMW this problem is well addressed.
           
        • carwiki May 31 2012 @ 05:27pm
           
          Kudos to BMW! :))
             
        • car_mac May 31 2012 @ 06:20pm
           
          Diesel cars are worse than petrol cars with reference to particulates, which have unproved health impacts.
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        • car_mac May 31 2012 @ 06:24pm
           
          pero mas lamang ang diesel dahil sa CO2, kaya kahit itsahan mo ng buhay na lighter ang isang litro ng diesel hindi sasabog pero pag ginawa mo sa unleaded yun sabog yan. thats why the diesel gets more advantage BUT since the diesel is not really flammable, they need special chemicals and fluids for combustion to occur hence it is the one that causes pollution. I knew that from Mythbusters.
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          • mindkinetic May 31 2012 @ 08:53pm
             
            car mac not that i would like to spark a debate but try making research and petrol gives off more carbon dioxide than diesel. the only problem with diesel is the smog it creates in te ozone layer . but then again new technology in diesel enormously cancels this particular quandary. anyway all are harmful to the environment in the strictiest sense . even hybrid cars , the production of the battery for hybrids is what harms the environment. in the end its just a matter of preference.
               
            • car_mac Jun 01 2012 @ 01:24pm
               
              mali ang pagkakasabi ko pala, lamang ang diesel dhil sa co2, what i mean is much better dhil less ang carbon dioxide ng diesel ..
                 
  • Fernando Amorsolo May 31 2012 @ 11:11am
     
    Philippine: the only country that doesn't appreciate Hybrid. So wrong.
       
    • mts May 31 2012 @ 01:30pm
       
      Tapos may pa-smoke belching pa sila. I'm not really against it, but its kinda wrong not to support hybrid while its mandatory to take smoke belching test.
         
      • reggie_arki May 31 2012 @ 02:41pm
         
        that is true if you buy hybrid your fuel consumption less, even the car is not expensive see this link:http://www.toyota.com.ph/cars/new_cars/prius_c/pricelist.asp. is not expensive car. So, what is the reason why they're not appreciated. maybe they don't know how to use it or maintain the car. what a bans of loser.
           
    • reggie_arki May 31 2012 @ 02:41pm
       
      that is true if you buy hybrid your fuel consumption less, even the car is not expensive see this link:http://www.toyota.com.ph/cars/new_cars/prius_c/pricelist.asp. is not expensive car. So, what is the reason why they're appreciated. maybe they don't know how to use it or maintain the car. what a bans of loser.
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      • gogogo Jun 01 2012 @ 08:59am
         
        yung prius c dapat hindi aabot ng Php1M. dahil sa tax more than 500k ang kailangan ipatong ng toyota para lang mabenta nila dito yang prius c dito. toyota nga lang naglakas loob na magbenta ng hybrid dito. tingnan mo yung iba hindi sila nagbebenta ng hybrids kasi masaydong mahal.
           
    • Kyoichi Sudo May 31 2012 @ 07:00pm
       
      Our government really doesn't know the meaning of the word "Green"
         
      • gogogo Jun 01 2012 @ 08:51am
         
        ang alam lang kasi nilang green ay $$$$. lol!
           
      • mts Jun 02 2012 @ 10:00pm
         
        Or maybe they are being a green minded persons.. :D
           
  • rjca May 31 2012 @ 11:21am
     
    It's not that we don't appreciate hybrid cars in the Philippines, the prices are simply too high. If the PH government gave tax breaks and incentives for Hybrids then people would buy them but as it is you'll never get your money back (through savings) by purchasing a hybrid.
       
  • regiusace17 May 31 2012 @ 01:11pm
     
    Yes, even Brian (of Family Guy) bought a Prius
       
  • carwiki May 31 2012 @ 01:40pm
     
    Akala ko gustong maging environmental friendly ang Philippines, then why hybrid cars are so expensive? Just an opinion.
       
  • carwiki May 31 2012 @ 02:22pm
     
    I think ignore nyo na lang yung comment above this.
       
  • neutral May 31 2012 @ 06:15pm
     
    That is why Toyota is no. 1 again regaining its lost position because of the unintended acceleration. Hopefully, Prius in our country will be liked high end corolla in terms of price. Kailan kaya?
       
  • mitsugas May 31 2012 @ 09:58pm
     
    ok lang ang diesel basta responsible lng ang mga gumagamit.
       
  • mts May 31 2012 @ 10:50pm
     
    One problem with hybrid is being utterly quiet which may cause accident. How about inventing a muffler speaker where in the noise will depend on the revving of the hybrid vehicles just like ordinary cars with attached 3inches mufflers? A fake growl? lol. Just a thought.
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  • mts May 31 2012 @ 10:55pm
     
    oh, and by the way, don't install fake mufflers.. I got a friend who installed fake ones, and the sound we were expecting is like this - boom.. boom.. boom.. boom.. (on idling mode then..) broom.. brooooom.. when accelerating. But the sound turned to be like this - bol.. bol.. bol.. bol... (on idling mode) lmao
       
  • kapangyarihan_ng_kabayo Jun 01 2012 @ 07:39am
     
    I hope our government would somehow come up with a program of trading-in our old vehicles (1990s models) to that of the Hybrid ones. I remember Sen. Miriam Santiago proposed a bill banning old cars in the road. Why not give an incentive to people who'll buy and trade-in their old cars for a hybrid then? Just a thought.
       
  • gogogo Jun 01 2012 @ 09:02am
     
    malaki kasi kinikita ng gobyerno sa mga petroleum companies kaya ayaw nila supportahan ang hybrids...
       
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