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MetroMPG · 03-13-2009, 11:36 AM

Interesting. I guess the rumours that they'd continue producing and selling the previous gen Prius as a lower priced "Prius classic" along side the new 2010 model weren't true then.

I find it interesting that the two companies are competing to cannibalize sales of their more expensive hybrids.

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