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Toyota will increase production of the Toyota
Prius in 2009 by 60 percent according to reports
coming out of Japan. In 2007, Toyota produced some
280,000 Prius hybrid
cars, and next year the automaker plans to produce
450,000 of the hybrids per year.
While the reports don't make the claim, it seems
pretty obvious that Toyota is gearing up to launch the
the third iteration of the Hybrid Synergy Drive, thus
the increase in production.
Wow! Honda is hoping to sell 200,000 Prius killers
next year. A big jump for Honda, but still less than
half of Toyota's Prius production - let alone their
total hybrid production. Every other automaker won't
sell even 100,000 hybrids for at least a few years
after 2009. Do US automakers have enough in the tank
to catch up? I'm not sure, but the Chevy
Volt better move like greased, fricken lightning -
that's for sure.
Labels: Hybrid Vehicles, toyota prius
