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Toyota Prices the 2010 Prius for the US Starting at $21,000

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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., The MSRPs for the Honda Insight, which Toyota considers a prime competitor for the new Prius, range from $19,800-$23,100. The third-generation Prius will be available in one grade with a starting MSRP of $21,000.

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Honda to undercut Insight with two hybrids?

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The Insight itself is already cheaper than Toyota’s Prius, albeit it only achieves 41mpg compared to the Prius’s 50mpg. However, with Honda suggesting that first year sales of the Insight are likely to miss the manufacturer’s target by at least 30 per cent in the USA, it is now looking at alternatives. .

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New Toyota Prius pricing revealed

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The most successful green car in history is back and promises to be better than ever - the all-new Toyota Prius is scheduled to go on sale at the end of May across the USA. Toyota Motor Sales USA has now announced the manufacturer’s suggested retail prices (MSRP) for the vehicle. So how much will the vehicle cost?

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Prius tops the charts in Japan

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Over the last two months both cars have enjoyed more success on home soil than in the USA. The Honda Insight meanwhile has been consistently out-selling its counterpart in the US with 8,782 units sold compared to 2,709 units sold in the US. In May however, it dropped to third place behind the Prius and the Fit.

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Chevrolet Volt continues to be top seller for plug-in vehicles

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The Chevrolet Volt (pictured) is once again the top selling plug-in vehicle in the USA, according to official statistics for October. When it comes to plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles, there is one clear frontrunner when it comes to early sales. During the month it broke its own sales record delivering 2,961 Volt extended range [.].

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US hybrid sales slump in September

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What would happen when the cash for clunkers sales boom came to an end has been a question many automotive executives in the USA dared not think about. per cent compared to the previous year at 19,977 units (though they do not include sales of the Mercedes S400 Hybrid which went on sale in the USA at the end of August).

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Hybrid sales continue downward trend

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Its hybrid sales marked the first full month of sales for the Honda Insight and so grew by 25.5 Toyota - Toyota Motor Sales USA reported end of month sales of 126,540 vehicles - a decrease of 41.9 per cent year on year. Nissan - Nissan North America reported sales of 47,190 - a decrease of 37.8

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