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"According to the news a week or two ago, Priuses are now available off the lot, without a backlog, and Toyota has expressed surprise and disappointment that they aren't selling faster. That's why I expressed dismay."
Hmmm....Toyota may be disappointed, but according to the numbers released today, Toyota has sold twice as many Prius this year as they did last. If it's anything like the way they market other products (Nintendo WII for example), the Japanese are experts at creating demand through limiting supply.(and they don't seem to have a problem meeting stricter CAFE standards.)
Detroit just hasn't made a product in decades that people care enough about to create that kind of buzz. Ignoring the coming gas price increases and inevitable shortages to follow will surely be the undoing of the American car industry. They are digging their own grave I'm afraid.
