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Originally Posted by DGthe3
People want the Prius, they don't want hybrids. The 30 or so other hybrids on the market, if you add them together, don't outsell the Prius. In fact, the Camaro, Mustang, and Challenger combine to rival all hybrid sales -including the Prius. Thats 3 pony cars vs 30 hybrids
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They just need to sell enough to be profitable. I see Hybrids getting more popular in the short term too and those that get the highest mpg for the best price will be the winner. If hybrids weren't important they wouldn't be building them. Honda, Nissan, even VW are going to ave new hybrids on the road this year to early next, and everyone will be priced Similarly to the Malibu Eco, yet offer considerably better MPG. IMHO, GM has not had much success with hybrids, but othes, not just Toyota, have or there would be no interest in building them.