Toyota to Produce Camry Hybrid in Australia & Thailand

"Mike hunt" <mikehunt22@lycos.com> wrote in message
news:kN-dnSYVmOzbzczVnZ2dnUVZ_q_inZ2d@ptd.net...
>I know products are priced vastly different in different markets, I wonder
>what Toyota sells their cars for in the various markets around the world.
>Seems to me they will not sell many $28,000 Prius' to people earning less
>than $1,000 a year. I have seen Nissans in Mexico that cost thousands
>less than they do in the US. Canadian pricing is different as well

No different than US manufacturers who make and sell cars overseas.

I know that, but what IS the difference?

"Mark A" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:l4f4k.3643$PZ6.1098@bignews5....
> "Mike hunt" <mikehunt22@lycos.com> wrote in message
> news:kN-dnSYVmOzbzczVnZ2dnUVZ_q_inZ2d@ptd.net...
>>I know products are priced vastly different in different markets, I wonder
>>what Toyota sells their cars for in the various markets around the world.
>>Seems to me they will not sell many $28,000 Prius' to people earning less
>>than $1,000 a year. I have seen Nissans in Mexico that cost thousands
>>less than they do in the US. Canadian pricing is different as well
>
> No different than US manufacturers who make and sell cars overseas.
>

Do you know what is the price of a Prius in Thailand?

"Mark A" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:Fcf4k.3648$PZ6.949@bignews5....
>> "Mike hunt" <mikehunt22@lycos.com> wrote in message
>> news:kN-dnSYVmOzbzczVnZ2dnUVZ_q_inZ2d@ptd.net...
>>>I know products are priced vastly different in different markets, I
>>>wonder what Toyota sells their cars for in the various markets around the
>>>world. Seems to me they will not sell many $28,000 Prius' to people
>>>earning less than $1,000 a year. I have seen Nissans in Mexico that
>>>cost thousands less than they do in the US. Canadian pricing is
>>>different as well
>
> BTW, when I visited Thailand, there were probably hundreds of thousands of
> late model Corollas in Bangkok, many of them taxi's. Considering the
> traffic jams in Bangkok, a Prius would probably be cost effective for city
> driving, even if cost more to begin with.
>

"Mike hunt" <mikehunt22@lycos.com> wrote in message
news:ep-dnUCqSZlAGMzVnZ2dnUVZ_g2dnZ2d@ptd.net...
> Do you know what is the price of a Prius in Thailand?

I don't think they have started making them in Thailand yet. Most of these
countries have import duties, so if they are made in Thailand they will be
cheaper for residents of Thailand.

"Mike hunt" <mikehunt22@lycos.com> wrote in message
news:8redna4gp5PbGMzVnZ2dnUVZ_gmdnZ2d@ptd.net...
>I know that, but what IS the difference?

Based on the Corollas I saw in Thailand and elsewhere in SE Asia, a lot of
them are made without "luxury" items such as power windows and door locks,
automatic transmissions, etc. It is rare to find a car with an automatic
transmission in Thailand. All of these things lower the cost and the price.

Have you checked the average annual income in Thailand? Me things they want
to make them there to sell elsewhere, like in the US

"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
news:45edneezRv1JbczVnZ2dnUVZ_gGdnZ2d@. ..
>
> "Mike hunt" <mikehunt22@lycos.com> wrote in message
> news:ep-dnUCqSZlAGMzVnZ2dnUVZ_g2dnZ2d@ptd.net...
>> Do you know what is the price of a Prius in Thailand?
>>
>
> Toyota Thailand doesn't list the Prius for sale.
>
> The Camry starts at 1,177,000 Thai Baht, which according to Yahoo
> finance's currency calculator, is U.S. $35,515.99301 as of June 12. No
> wonder they want to make the Camry there!
>
> --
>
> Ray O
>
>
>

"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
news:AoSdnST0cOuR18jVnZ2dnUVZ_rDinZ2d@. ..
> I haven't cheked the average annual income in Thailand, but I don't
> disagree that they may want to export them from Thailand. My guess is
> that they wold be exported to another Aisian market like Hong Kong or
> Beijing.
> Ray O

It is not just the price. They prefer Corollas because of the horrible
traffic and narrow streets. I did see a few Camrys, but there are not many
cars that big in Bangkok (except for the Mercedes' and BMW's). More than 80%
of the cars on the street in Thailand are taxis, and 80% of them are
Corollas, with a few Nissans and others mixed in.