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Originally Posted by ChinoCharles
Toyota screwed up. They couldn't meet demand for this car, and the biggest mistake was advertising a car that couldn't be bought without a marathon-like wait. All in all, Toyota made a great vehicle and did a miserable job distributing it.
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I think at some point Toyota does purposely hold back (supply and demand stuff) production but seeing that the Yaris is a hit they plan or at least rummored to open plants in the mid-west for the Yaris as the current factories can't keep up. I think at least for the U.S. Toyota was scared from the ECHO which didn't sell well (at first but from then on it was down hill-especially when Scion went nation wide). Anyway before the Yaris came out here I read in a couple of places Toyota wasn't planning on making too much Yarii just cause they figured it won't sell well, opps!! Anyway I'm happy and glad the Yaris is a hit and with gas prices, I'm sure that won't fade anytime soon...who knows maybe a diesel version later on?? (for the U.S.).