Hybrid Car News - Prius pricing for 2006

Hybrid Car News - Prius pricing for 2006

Prius pricing for 2006 announced (Autoblog)
Toyota announced the pricing of its 2006 Prius hybrid sedan today, the base MSRP of which will be $21,725. The increase of $475 or 2.1 percent will go into effect when the model goes on sale in mid-November. For 2006 the Prius receives restyled headlights and taillights and a new front lip spoiler. For the first time the hybrid will be offered with leather seating and a leather-wrapped

What Makes A Hybrid Hot (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
With gas sky-high, hybrids should be red hot. Well, yes and no. While the Toyota Prius sells in eight days, the Honda Accord hybrid takes some two months -- just shy of the industry average -- to exit the lot, says J.D. Power & Associates Inc. The Civic hybrid is no Prius, either; it takes 36 days to move.

Still the Small-Car Value Leader (Washington Post)
The trouble with moving targets is self-evident: They move. Sometimes they move so quickly, so far away from their original position, you lose sight of them. You aim at emptiness; or, maybe, if you are a rival car manufacturer shooting at Honda Motor Co., you target a memory, such as the old Honda...

Hybrid popularity grows as SUV models take hold (Chicago Tribune)
Dave Collins is just one of the many who have found an antidote to volatile gas prices. He bought a 2005 Toyota Prius gas/electric hybrid.

New hybrid studies from Mazda (Fuel Cell Today)
Tokyo (dpa) - Mazda will present new hybrid vehicles including a compact van and a sports car at the Tokyo Motor Show from October 21 to November 6. The Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE is fitted with a hybrid power unit that combines a dual-fuel, hydrogen/petrol rotary engine with an electric motor.

What Makes A Hybrid Hot (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! Asia News)
Buyers seem to prefer ones that feel, um, weird to drive

Toyota earnings slip (International Herald Tribune)
Toyota Motor, the largest Japanese car company, said Friday that net profit slipped 2.3 percent in the six months through September as it raised spending on new factories to meet robust demand for its fuel-efficient vehicles.

Toyota Announces Prices for 2006 Prius Hybrid (The Auto Channel)
TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 4, 2005 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., announced manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSRP) today for the 2006 Prius hybrid sedan.

Industry News (UK Auto Industry)
Ford and Citroën have both complained about the exemption enjoyed by Toyota’s Prius hybrid car from paying the London congestion charge, reports the European Federation for Transport and Environment.

Honda offers incentive on its Accord Hybrid (Rutland Herald)
CHICAGO — High gasoline prices don't necessarily translate into blockbuster sales for all gas/electric hybrid vehicles. Honda is offering a $1,200 deal incentive on the Accord Hybrid, making it the first gas/electric model to receive such financial support from the manufacturer.