March Yaris Sales: Down

[why?]

Originally Posted by mirapatec

My dealer had zero Yaris models on the lot the other day when I was there. When I originally bought my Yaris, there were only two on the lot. Luckily, my Yaris was exactly the model for which I was looking, and the dealership was very glad I showed up. Why people do not flock to this car for the fuel economy and reliability is beyond me.

Originally Posted by specialeducator

Lack of promotion I think.

No, people don't want them because the complete and total lack of features. A well featured Yaris is now about the price of a Prius C. In my area the cheapest I could get it with an auto is $16k. With Prius C's now being discounted to about $17k, who would even look at a Yaris?

If it was back down in the $12k range it might be worth it, but no way at $16k. A Corolla or a Prius C can get the same or better gas mileage, has much better features, and is bigger.

If the Prius C was available at these prices when I was looking in 2006 I would have bought it over the Yaris.