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March 5th, 2009

Hybrids not selling either

Posted by Harry Fuller @ 3:31 pm

Categories: Uncategorized

Tags: Car, Toyota Prius, Harry Fuller

Fuel efficiency is not the way to sell a car in America today. One dealer says he has more Prius cars than he can sell. Perhaps over half a million unwanted Prius cars. The dealer thinks a higher gaosline tax woyuld help his sales.

Harry FullerA newsman since 1969, Harry Fuller has worked for CBS, ABC, CNBC Europe, CNET and was founding news director at TechTV. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.

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Tax inhibits green
there is no connection between green and tax fund raising only Governments use this green thing as a tax hype. You must see the wood for the trees...If there was no tax on petrol the government would ... (Read the rest)
Posted by: The Management consultant Posted on: 03/17/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Waste of money and a trick  Christian_<>< | 03/05/09
RE: Hybrids not selling either  raymarc001 | 03/05/09
Don't tell the author that  Pliny the Elder | 03/05/09
SIlly capitalist  frgough | 03/05/09
I agree.  ye | 03/05/09
Goodnes, stupidity is plentiful.  TripleII | 03/05/09
Obamasiah will make you pay! wink  Christian_<>< | 03/05/09
He just closed the only one we had. happy  Pliny the Elder | 03/05/09
Uh, no.  frgough | 03/05/09
um, genius  frgough | 03/05/09
Ummm, frgough?  JLHenry | 03/05/09
Um, no, you have it wrong  Dorkyman | 03/05/09
Ii think that you . . .  JLHenry | 03/05/09
Well thank you, but I am not a genius. Well read maybe.  TripleII | 03/05/09
You hit the target on the noggin  Ole Man | 03/16/09
I agree!  Linux Geek | 03/16/09
It's nutty time again  tonymcs@... | 03/05/09
Australia use to be man's country  frgough | 03/05/09
And they are . . .  JLHenry | 03/05/09
What are you talking about?  TripleII | 03/05/09
Uhhh, Trip?  JLHenry | 03/05/09
LOL, probably true. (nt)  TripleII | 03/05/09
I'd rather own a Volt or Tesla's upcoming Model S.  CobraA1 | 03/05/09
Make them buyable.  CobraA1 | 03/05/09
Just remember . . .  JLHenry | 03/05/09
re: Just remember . . .  CobraA1 | 03/06/09
GM investing . . .  JLHenry | 03/06/09
RE: Hybrids not selling either  DarkHelmet6796 | 03/10/09
Tax inhibits green  The Management consultant | 03/17/09

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