Comments on: 2010 Toyota Prius to be priced competitively with the 2010 Honda Insight http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/04/02/2010-toyota-prius-to-be-priced-competitively-with-the-2010-honda-insight/ Breaking Auto News, Car Reviews, Live Auto Show Coverage Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:04:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: mtema99 http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/04/02/2010-toyota-prius-to-be-priced-competitively-with-the-2010-honda-insight/comment-page-1/#comment-621761 mtema99 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:40:25 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/?p=32673#comment-621761 totally agree with you zermatt totally agree with you zermatt

]]> By: mtema99 http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/04/02/2010-toyota-prius-to-be-priced-competitively-with-the-2010-honda-insight/comment-page-1/#comment-612147 mtema99 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:40:25 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/?p=32673#comment-612147 totally agree with you zermatt totally agree with you zermatt

]]> By: zermatt http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/04/02/2010-toyota-prius-to-be-priced-competitively-with-the-2010-honda-insight/comment-page-1/#comment-612149 zermatt Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:26:17 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/?p=32673#comment-612149 It isn't ripping anyone off if someone believes that there is value at a given price. Many people thought that the price of the Prius was reasonable.<br><br>Up until recently, pick up trucks had the best margin in the business - were the manufacturers ripping off truck buyers?<br><br>There is a cost associated with new technology development that has to be recovered. Toyota took a risk with the Prius and this investment could have very well have gone the other way and Toyota would have lost money. <br><br>The cost of new technology is always high and with acceptance and competition the price comes down. ABS brakes, fuel injection, power windows, cruise control, power door locks, etc. were all expensive options, but are now standard features on even the least expensive vehicles<br><br>If manufacturers don't make profits they will resemble GM and Chrysler. It isn't ripping anyone off if someone believes that there is value at a given price. Many people thought that the price of the Prius was reasonable.

Up until recently, pick up trucks had the best margin in the business – were the manufacturers ripping off truck buyers?

There is a cost associated with new technology development that has to be recovered. Toyota took a risk with the Prius and this investment could have very well have gone the other way and Toyota would have lost money.

The cost of new technology is always high and with acceptance and competition the price comes down. ABS brakes, fuel injection, power windows, cruise control, power door locks, etc. were all expensive options, but are now standard features on even the least expensive vehicles

If manufacturers don't make profits they will resemble GM and Chrysler.

]]> By: Baragon http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/04/02/2010-toyota-prius-to-be-priced-competitively-with-the-2010-honda-insight/comment-page-1/#comment-612148 Baragon Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:49:10 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/?p=32673#comment-612148 I guess that this is really good for the consumer but still makes me wonder how much Toyota was ripping people off when the Prius had no competition. I guess that this is really good for the consumer but still makes me wonder how much Toyota was ripping people off when the Prius had no competition.

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