Consumer Interest Peaks As Hybrid Inventories Start To Dwindle

Automotive dealers in some parts of the United States are running low on hybrids and other fuel-efficient Japanese cars as rising gas prices and uncertainty about future supplies from factories in quake-shattered Japan have stoked demand.

Concerns already are evident in the biggest U.S. markets for Japanese cars, along the East and West coasts. "I'm getting 30 to 40 requests a day for (Toyota) Priuses," compared with five to 10 a day a month ago, said Dianne Whitmire, fleet director at Carson Toyota in Carson, Calif., near Los Angeles.

knowitall1985 - 3/16/2011 4:55:54 PM

+4 Boost

CT200h is selling well too. Right car at the right time. I've always heard timing is everything........

Hoorayforpeepee - 3/16/2011 5:42:52 PM

+2 Boost

beautiful car