Toyota to Increase Imports to Meet Demand for Prius

The Toyota Motor Company will sell more imported vehicles in the United States this year, Toyota officials acknowledged Friday, even though the company has begun building Camry sedans at a Subaru plant here to replace those built in Japan.

Toyota’s imports will rise because it expects a significant increase in sales for the hybrid-electric Prius, which it builds only in Japan, said James Lentz, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.

He estimated that Toyota’s total imports would probably rise by about 25,000 this year, if Toyota meets its sales targets for the Prius.


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jon21 - 4/23/2007 1:24:56 PM

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Wow. Good for the Prius.

Westside7th - 4/23/2007 4:37:33 PM

+1 Boost

Which re-establishes the fact that they are a foriegn company and their profits are not staying here.

izfuney - 4/24/2007 1:04:27 AM

+1 Boost

Thats a half baked response that does smell of FUD.
Japan, China are no. 2 and 1 holders of US Depository reciepts..( aka treasury bills) . What does that mean ?
The reason the dollar buys what it does is because all the dollars these companies rake in goes to subsidize the american way of life... (cheap loans etc.)
So think carefully for what your wish for ;).