Hoovey689

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Toyota Prius now best-selling model(s) in California

We've heard the Toyota Prius jokingly called the State Bird of California, but recent sales data shows that the world's most popular hybrid is, in fact, the best-selling car in the state. Well, the best-selling vehicle line, at least, since the Prius now comes in four variants.

If you add up sales of the Prius Liftback (aka, the regular Prius), the C, V and Plug-In models, you get 46,380 units for the first three quarters of 2012, according to numbers from the California New Car Dealers Association and reported by Bloomberg. That's enough to move the Prius from fourth place last year to first this year in the sales rankings in America's most populous state. In fact, roughly a quarter of the Priuses that Toyota sold in the US were in California. Reports of $5 gallons of gas are relatively recent, but we have to assume that the state's long-time high gas prices are playing a role in pushing the Prius to the pinnacle there. Nationwide, Bloomberg says, the Prius is in seventh place ("by sales volume among car models").

The Prius is already the best-selling car in Japan, and has been for years, even though the Honda Fit has been nipping at its heals. Worldwide, the Prius family was the third best-selling nameplate in the first quarter of 2012, behind the Toyota Corolla and the Ford Focus.

http://green.autoblog.com/2012/10/19...in-california/

SC400slide

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Well, with the gas prices out there, they sure have a reason!

bagwell

The 60+mpg I averaged with my '10 (with the 17" V wheels) was freaking amazing.....sure miss that right now.

GFerg

Although this also includes the small C and larger V, I still think that is one hell of an achievement for a vehicle and technology that is really not that old.

spwolf

especially since it only sells in US and Japan really, other cars like Corolla sell well worldwide.

Fizzboy7

Shows two things:
How frustrated Californians are towards high gas prices.
How on top Toyota is with their game.

Allen K

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You can also find all those Prius' hanging out in the fast lane too...

don

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Tons of techys drive those things here.

SurfsUP

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My dad just got a C for my nephew and he loves this little car.
Milage is awesome with it averaging over 50mpg. I drove it and its a bit slow but overall it's a great little car.
The only strange thing I can get use to is how it starts up, nothing, all you get is the dash lights up.

bnizzle87

+1 That's one of the bigger selling points with that sticker.

mmarshall

Not surprising. That's like saying that the F-150 is the best-selling model in Texas.

Hoovey689

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ha . Amen to that

Jewcano

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So I imagine that California is gonna run into the same issue that Florida did with the decrease in gas revenue. I wonder how they will handle that one. If more and more people start to drive hybrids and get better fuel economy, then the state will see a drop in gas tax income.

1sWt2GS

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sister wanted a prius. theres a reason why its insanely overpriced....

cost like 2-3x more expensive than my GS

4TehNguyen

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a lot of people that want hybrids want cars that look like a hybrid. Not cars like a camry hybrid that looks like a normal camry. Its like a status symbol.