echo all over again?

[roxy84]

does anyone think sales of this car will become poor enough (in the U.S.) that it will go the way of the echo. ive noticed that between the 4 toyota dealers within a 2 hr drive, there are a total of 25 yaris hatchbacks on the lots. the two dealers close to me have had the same 12 hatches for almost 4 weeks now. i know the sales are naturally going to slow down from its first year, but im surprised at how many hatches are sitting around the lots now.

i guess im kinda ranting because of all those hatches, none of them have side airbags. maybe people are prioritizing safety more now, but nobody seemed to care last year when they were grabbing every yaris that showed up. everyone certainly must have suspected these B segment cars would fair quite poorly in crash tests without side airbags.

so, are sales flagging? or, are you guys still seeing limited availability in your area?