Buyers of Toyota’s Prius are facing waiting times of up to nine months in Japan as the company struggles to keep up with demand for the car.
The Tsutsumi plant in Japan, the only producer of Priuses worldwide, has a global backlog of 100,000 cars as demand for the new hybrid outstrips supply.
Latest sales figures show that one in 10 cars currently sold in Japan is a Prius.
In the UK, meanwhile, Toyota is quoting a wait of 10 weeks for a new Prius.
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Re: Prius demand outstrips supply
I seen several and have yet to see one that wasn't white. Do they come in other colours or are they pushing the white goods thing to the limits?
Re: Prius demand outstrips supply
All this shows is that are alot of people out there who are misguided and think they are being "eco friendly"
This car is more damaging to the envioronment over the course of its life than a hummer for gods sake!
When will people wake up and smell what they have on the shovel?!
Re: Prius demand outstrips supply
My brother bought a white one a couple of weeks ago - not sure how long he had to wait - but I wouldn't wait ten minutes for one - it looks and sounds like a domestic appliance ...