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Toyota may keep discounts after strong March sales

Reuters -- Toyota Motor Corp may keep aggressive discounts available for U.S. consumers beyond this month after unprecedented incentives sent its U.S. sales sharply higher in early March, an executive said on Friday.

Toyota's U.S. sales surged by 40 percent in the first 10 days of March compared to the year-earlier period after the automaker offered zero-percent financing and other incentives, Don Esmond, senior vice president of Toyota U.S. sales, told Reuters in an interview.

Esmond said Toyota would evaluate March sales results and reaction from dealers and consumers before deciding whether to extend the discounts, which the company called its most "far-reaching sales program in history."

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Submitted Mar 12, 2010 By: Mudsprings

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POLELANE Champion Author Ohio Posts:6,050 Points:683,520 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 18, 2010 5:59:35 PM Ignore POLELANE Report Abuse birds of a feather flock together; the good news is that recessions and depressions have always ended; so prepare to be the one who is prepared for the return of better economic times.
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:4,380 Points:822,125 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 18, 2010 5:54:45 PM Ignore PathfinderSC Report Abuse Toyota has some good discounts.
BOBBY1983 Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,540 Points:310,825 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Mar 18, 2010 4:11:29 PM Ignore BOBBY1983 Report Abuse i am not selling my Chevy for TOYODAs TOYOTA
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:31,191 Points:1,259,745 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:55:50 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse Amplion wrote: >TOYOTA/LEXUS needs a 100% discount. I'm certain that audio device of yours has Klipsch quaking in their boots.
OHMS Champion Author Orange County Posts:7,803 Points:875,835 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:56:07 PM Ignore OHMS Report Abuse Gm could listen and look; where are the Vega and the Pontiac? and they keep BUiCK to save a BUCK? the only thing missing is I
coughlin All-Star Author San Jose Posts:961 Points:263,600 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:50:03 PM Ignore coughlin Report Abuse They BETTER keep the discounts.
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:1,336 Points:856,025 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 1:35:37 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse TOYOTA/LEXUS needs a 100% discount.
Amtrgas Champion Author Oakland Posts:2,090 Points:753,330 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 10:45:58 PM Ignore Amtrgas Report Abuse Discounts can only help sales.
DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:2,263 Points:657,845 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:50:29 PM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse zero interest rates and long-term warranties are a lock for quite awhile.
lgwhitlock Champion Author Chico Posts:2,675 Points:688,820 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:52:00 PM Ignore lgwhitlock Report Abuse These incentives seem set to bring Toyota back from some of their problems. I just hope they can work out the kinks and get back to the business they know best...
must87searcher Champion Author Maryland Posts:3,977 Points:774,200 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:17:50 PM Ignore must87searcher Report Abuse It is no surprice that Toyota is taking big discounts to have sales. After this big recall, they are probably in desperate need to have sales. Toyota has been selling so much for a long time, that they aren't ready to go throught this fall of sales, espeically when the sales market is down. The prices may be low, but what about the quality of the Toyotas? That mostly refares to the accelorator and brake problem. This could be another way to get ride of the in order introduce new auto that don't have the problem. This is not the right time to buy a Toyota.
FuelOilOH All-Star Author Cleveland Posts:997 Points:545,535 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:02:57 PM Ignore FuelOilOH Report Abuse Must be blind faith by those buyers. I'm waiting for 2012 to see what technology arrives on 4 wheels. Must have 60 to 100 MPG and performance.
rsm315 All-Star Author Detroit Posts:724 Points:184,535 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:00:07 PM Ignore rsm315 Report Abuse Woulnt own one if it were given to me ( well maybe free scrap is up right now)
CarrottopNe Champion Author Lincoln Posts:1,025 Points:367,365 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:54:53 PM Ignore CarrottopNe Report Abuse People must not give much thought to recent news when it comes to buying a car.
FBI2991 Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,534 Points:393,020 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:54:07 PM Ignore FBI2991 Report Abuse I'll keep what I have
brus282 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:4,611 Points:939,350 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:51:13 PM Ignore brus282 Report Abuse if their sales are rising it is due to the restart of buying by the anti american crowd, hope they panic when their stuck accelerators acts up
WilW Champion Author Atlanta Posts:7,165 Points:1,692,170 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:49:22 PM Ignore WilW Report Abuse Perhaps smart, less gullible customers aren't buying the media B.S.
ThatHunt Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,433 Points:1,190,480 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:48:44 PM Ignore ThatHunt Report Abuse the whole Toyota thing is a sham designed to discredit foreign cars while endorsing domestic car buying.
Night Owl Champion Author Toronto Posts:2,545 Points:798,390 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:43:29 PM Ignore Night Owl Report Abuse Toyota needs to rebuild itself.
Ken2OD Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:3,907 Points:961,860 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:40:29 PM Ignore Ken2OD Report Abuse I think that the lawsuits will offset the discounts. Time to re-evaluate.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:31,191 Points:1,259,745 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:37:17 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse revON wrote: >Buy domenstic. At least that way the flaws are obvious.
MidNJ Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,341 Points:213,980 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:37:00 PM Ignore MidNJ Report Abuse So, supply and demand economics does work afterall. Lower the price and sales increase - increase the price and sales decrease. (Except when it comes to gas prices)
96sc1 Champion Author El Paso Posts:5,406 Points:699,905 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:35:36 PM Ignore 96sc1 Report Abuse I'll still not buy one.
SpaceAce5 Veteran Author South Dakota Posts:300 Points:66,245 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:30:07 PM Ignore SpaceAce5 Report Abuse they're up, they're down, life on a roller coaster
DrivingFool2 Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:3,297 Points:611,235 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:29:54 PM Ignore DrivingFool2 Report Abuse Fix it, and get back to business
swrestler Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,015 Points:557,710 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:29:33 PM Ignore swrestler Report Abuse keep them coming.....
RoLleRKoaSTeR All-Star Author Louisville Posts:727 Points:200,930 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:23:27 PM Ignore RoLleRKoaSTeR Report Abuse Damn. No discounts for Tacoma's??? Brother's got one. I need one for towing a watercraft.
Daveyfudd All-Star Author Jackson Posts:868 Points:210,500 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:20:41 PM Ignore Daveyfudd Report Abuse "We(Toyota)owe, we owe, with more discounts our sales will won't slow...?"
divebomber Champion Author Nebraska Posts:1,057 Points:808,980 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:19:29 PM Ignore divebomber Report Abuse Tyota will come out on top stronger than ever!
Rednix Champion Author Miami Posts:1,488 Points:309,240 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:17:59 PM Ignore Rednix Report Abuse I'm not sure that buying Toyota even on sale is good idea until they fix the problem.
eromitlab Champion Author Huntsville Posts:3,820 Points:782,115 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:15:58 PM Ignore eromitlab Report Abuse One of the local Toyota dealers in my area is offering a $169/mo lease on the Prius. I might get in on that if leasing a car wasn't such a rip-off.
pliskin Champion Author Syracuse Posts:3,078 Points:943,620 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:14:13 PM Ignore pliskin Report Abuse The discounts will help as will the zero interest but I doubt if it will bring back a whole lot of reassurance just a lot of folks hoping to to, dare I say, hoping to get in on the class action suits. Some people will do anything to make a buck, me thinks.
YLHandyman Champion Author Orange County Posts:4,408 Points:796,120 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:13:23 PM Ignore YLHandyman Report Abuse Sounds like a death wish come true.
madison8359 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,744 Points:589,690 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:07:45 PM Ignore madison8359 Report Abuse These type of incentives may be the only way to pay the legal fees and sell off the inventory.
WillyG Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,915 Points:570,395 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:07:10 PM Ignore WillyG Report Abuse What are these people that are buying the Toyotas thinking ?
nightworker998 All-Star Author Maryland Posts:682 Points:281,370 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:03:22 PM Ignore nightworker998 Report Abuse If you have sucidial tendencies maybe I can find you a Pinto?
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,104 Points:467,700 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 4:58:17 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse Who knew there were so many people with suicidal tendencies...
SSchmidty Champion Author Illinois Posts:4,144 Points:786,195 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 4:50:15 PM Ignore SSchmidty Report Abuse Good luck with that approach ... particularly as MORE failures of their cars create more accidents and maining and deaths!!
Romey08 Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,754 Points:534,445 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 4:45:23 PM Ignore Romey08 Report Abuse this is certainly a surprise, as people still believe in toyota if the price is right
E-Squirrel Champion Author Orange County Posts:1,539 Points:405,050 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 4:42:15 PM Ignore E-Squirrel Report Abuse fire@53 informs us: "People are trading in their Toyotas because of safety concerns." Well, according to the article, their sales are strong, so who is right, you, or Reuters? [Edited by: E-Squirrel at 3/12/2010 6:42:31 PM EST]
bills55 All-Star Author San Diego Posts:981 Points:265,550 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 4:41:54 PM Ignore bills55 Report Abuse For the right price I'd buy one as long as it came with an anchor.
PnnyPnchr Champion Author Toronto Posts:14,152 Points:1,972,000 Joined:Dec 2002	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 4:30:08 PM Ignore PnnyPnchr Report Abuse "Toyota's U.S. sales surged by 40 percent in the first 10 days of March ..." Looks like consumers aren't buying all the media hype over Toyota's recalls. I think the media is displaying biased reporting.
georgeo Champion Author California Posts:2,319 Points:93,560 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 4:28:15 PM Ignore georgeo Report Abuse I would be certainly interested if price was right on a new Prius.
fire@53 Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:6,886 Points:1,791,525 Joined:May 2003	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 4:25:42 PM Ignore fire@53 Report Abuse People are trading in their Toyotas because of safety concerns.
cheap2010skate Champion Author Tampa Posts:1,048 Points:114,970 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 4:20:15 PM Ignore cheap2010skate Report Abuse They could give discounts galore, but I would not buy a Toyota.
Saturn93 Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:4,054 Points:977,315 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 4:17:58 PM Ignore Saturn93 Report Abuse At least taxpayers aren't funding these incentives.
revON Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,219 Points:643,900 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 4:17:26 PM Ignore revON Report Abuse Buy domenstic.
jay4 Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:5,722 Points:1,312,925 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 4:15:47 PM Ignore jay4 Report Abuse "Going forward"
garman87 Champion Author Austin Posts:1,174 Points:1,476,730 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 4:14:33 PM Ignore garman87 Report Abuse I will keep my car for a while.
nojsts Champion Author St. Louis Posts:14,015 Points:2,824,670 Joined:May 2002	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 4:08:20 PM Ignore nojsts Report Abuse Who is buying Toyota's?