Distracted by the dropping of fuel prices to levels that seemingly hadn't been seen since a different shrub was in office, the sales of Toyota's Prius have slipped from recent highs. Last month saw only 8,660 units sold, down from 16,737 in November of last year and 14,785 units during the peak of fuel prices in July.
In short, supply is no longer struggling to keep up with demand.
Granted the imminent arrival of a replacement can make sales slow. The fact remains, however, that the Toyota Camry Hybrid has seen sales slip as well, while Toyota's own Sequoia and subsidiary Lexus with their LX570 were the only two models within the Toyota fold to see sales increases. Two models that are leftovers from another era.
Americans it seems, will always prefer their land-yachts, so long as they can find the means to fill them.
Our take? Seriously, raise your hand if you think gas prices will stay at the kind of levels that allow for such purchases. That's a lot of hands in laps. Budget accordingly.