Yaris sales have completely tanked

[Kal-El]

I think the Prius C is a great car. My main complaint is the tail lights - just very odd looking and over sized. It's certainly the best city car you can buy. My local Dominoes uses a C with it completely covered in branding. Now that's how you deliver pizza! Ideal for stop and go city cruising.

If I was to buy a Prius though, I do prefer the standard liftback Prius. Just as good or better highway mileage in a bigger, better looking car.

[Kal-El]

So from what people have noticed, it appears low Yaris sales are in many ways a result of dealers refusing to stock them. You walk into a Toyota dealership and instead leave with a Corolla or Prius C which is the idea. Oh well...

[Flipper_1938]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

So from what people have noticed, it appears low Yaris sales are in many ways a result of dealers refusing to stock them. You walk into a Toyota dealership and instead leave with a Corolla or Prius C which is the idea. Oh well...

Same as with the Echo....they made more selling a Corolla.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

I think the Prius C is a great car. My main complaint is the tail lights - just very odd looking and over sized. It's certainly the best city car you can buy. My local Dominoes uses a C with it completely covered in branding. Now that's how you deliver pizza! Ideal for stop and go city cruising.

If I was to buy a Prius though, I do prefer the standard liftback Prius. Just as good or better highway mileage in a bigger, better looking car.

With my sister's Prius LB, I got about 70-75 mpg 90/10 hwy/city with some traffic and hills (yes, my family has two Prius C and one Prius LB ). I have yet to drive the Prius C that much on the freeway

But I do agree that the taillights are a tad bit too big. hahaha

[junorico24]

Well, here in Aus. The new corolla is everywhere. It makes sense.It's probably because Toyota are targeting costumers with families. Yaris is small and would suit students and young people. We know that some students that have money would more than likely go for sport cars than a Yaris.They want something with street credentials. Anyway, for the budget conscious people the Yaris is ideal.But that's people with less money to spend on brand new cars which means they don't make as much money selling a Yaris but the corolla makes more money for the manufacturer.Plus the Corolla is popular with buyers it's a bigger better car.


Top 10 cars

1 Toyota Corolla (3504)

2 Toyota Hilux (2932)

3 Mazda3 (2842)

4 Holden Cruze (2290)

5 Hyundai i30 (2150)

6 Nissan Navara (1953)

7 Ford Ranger (1683)

8 Ford Focus (1670)

9 Holden Captiva (1620)

10 Toyota Camry (1617

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by junorico24

Well, here in Aus. The new corolla is everywhere. It makes sense.It's probably because Toyota are targeting costumers with families. Yaris is small and would suit students and young people. We know that some students that have money would more than likely go for sport cars than a Yaris.They want something with street credentials. Anyway, for the budget conscious people the Yaris is ideal.But that's people with less money to spend on brand new cars which means they don't make as much money selling a Yaris but the corolla makes more money for the manufacturer.Plus the Corolla is popular with buyers it's a bigger better car.


Top 10 cars

1 Toyota Corolla (3504)

2 Toyota Hilux (2932)

3 Mazda3 (2842)

4 Holden Cruze (2290)

5 Hyundai i30 (2150)

6 Nissan Navara (1953)

7 Ford Ranger (1683)

8 Ford Focus (1670)

9 Holden Captiva (1620)

10 Toyota Camry (1617

Always interesting to see the market differencs around the world. Every market is completely different. Best sellers in one country aren't even sold in another. Weird. I can see why economics, gas prices, and government policy changes demand for certain models but I wonder why consumer tastes are so different. Automakers even have to tailor different styling of the same model to different markets.

Check out the USA's top 10 just for June. Notice it's mostly large trucks and mid-size sedans compared to other markets dominated by small cars/trucks. The Ford F-Series numbers continue to be ridiculous. It sells more in the US than all cars combined in many/most countries.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

Always interesting to see the market differencs around the world. Every market is completely different. Best sellers in one country aren't even sold in another. Weird. I can see why economics, gas prices, and government policy changes demand for certain models but I wonder why consumer tastes are so different. Automakers even have to tailor different styling of the same model to different markets.

Check out the USA's top 10 just for June. Notice it's mostly large trucks and mid-size sedans compared to other markets dominated by small cars/trucks. The Ford F-Series numbers continue to be ridiculous. It sells more in the US than all cars combined in many/most countries.

Definitely regional differences....and international differences. I'd guess there's (overall) less available public transportation here in in what people on the East and West Coasts call 'flyover country'.....more need to drive...and more rural drivers...more need (or at least a perceived need ) for pickup trucks...hence the F-series and Silverado popularity.

On a recent holiday weekend, I saw a dealer ad in the Houston Chronicle for a new 2013 standard Prius Two for $20,300 + destination + T & L. That's $3900.00 off the factory sticker. I also saw other Prius ads mentioning 'plenty in stock' re the standard Prius...some ads giving the number to choose from. I don't remember either of these scenarios ever being the case in the SF Bay Area, but that might have changed.