because now china has limited the export of rare earth, so, japan again has to think of another way.

US and Australia have a lot of rare earth, but its just cheaper to import from china

hig unlikely it will come m'sia wit <rm100k

i believe it would b price at altis range rm105k-110k as toyota has demand in chinese middle age market

so don't 4get that no matter wat price ppl still go gaga over it n umw is smart enuff 2 never price down its market

it will go head on wit crz judgin from the market now

I think its direct competitor will be Honda Jazz hybrid, so they must price it correctly

prius C will be priced cheaper than insight base model in japan by 100,000yen despite having larger engine displacement.. they are trying to market it as the cheapest compact hybrid... they hav to blow honda if they wanna win in hybrid market..

I think local UMW also need to do something for their hybrid market... Insight is dominating the electronic car in Malaysia now so this Prius c come out and snatch it back frm Honda.

looks like pretty sooon ^^

http://www.mudah.my/Toyota+Prius-13225935.htm

I was right on the money then! Never give any hope on lower price with UMW they don't do cheap. Only malaysia consumer put up with it lol.

awesome~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Added on January 7, 2012, 8:38 pmawesome~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This post has been edited by sentlon: Jan 7 2012, 08:38 PM

Not official announce yet, wait for it before jump to conclusion.

the pre order have to anounce by UMW first, then it is official ?

i heard its ard rm106k in sabah... open for booking now

i am from Sabah.
which Sale MAN/Female you refer to?

Wait and see... I looking forward to see ppl with this on the road

Don't put your hope up matey! The fact will surface soon. Again it will go over rm100k, rm30k + extra for UMW bank account. UMW is the new taxman for hybrid car because they can lol.

My fellow Malaysia brother & sister stop buying these hybrid from UMW they just taking a piss from normal consumer. Charge a premium price with a bog standard car. People do the calculation if UMW get the car from Toyota Japan for less than rm69k with sales tax of 10% it will cost no more than rm78k. It's the same story with the Prius its only worth rm92k they sell it for rm140k what a joker.

yea same i heard from pg toyota sales it's below 105k

The Prius C will be priced at 103K in West Malaysia. A family member of mine just made a booking, internally of course

Whats ur problem with toyota bro?i noticed ur constant post being excessively critical of them.theres so many choices out there if they sell it at the wrong price. Why bother keep screaming out "i was right all along!" ??

It gets really annoying when u find it really hard to find decent conversation on cars in FnF when it seems like all this tamak pricing and korea vs japan mentality dominates almost EVERY thread. Excessive pricing is nothing new in this country. Why keep screaming about it here?

The logic of business is simple. MAXIMIZING profits. U know anyone who does business for minumum profit?im sure these MNC companies are not stupid.sell it too high,consumers run to ur competitors.sell it to low, u might get smaller return.its all about finding that balance.


About the prius c, It should be fine if its within 5-7k of the insight coming with a 1.5 engine and a more established hybrid system.anything more than that would be suicide.

This post has been edited by aztechx: Jan 8 2012, 10:47 AM

I have no problem with Toyota. I'm a toyota owner & fans. My problem is Malaysia distributor UMW. Toyota in the UK doing very well here because of competition.

I think you are a typical Malaysia attitude. You been rape & you cant be bother to report to the police or report to the police they cant be bother to investigate it. After a while the same person rape you again & again because they know they can get a way with it. Do you get my point? I'm sorry have to be voice it so harsh. Been a Malaysian I have the right to inform you guys how f**k you up. Thats what the forum is all about information, suggestion, discussion & voice your concern.

Try to learn how the Libyan topple Colonel Gaddafi. PLEASE NOTE THAT I'M NOT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO ENGAGE ANY VIOLET IN MALAYSIA. All you have to do is to stop buying they hybrid cars. Because they can do cheaper, a lot cheaper. They have no choice but to know they price down if no one buy them.

Yes I do agree about your point about the profit. Do you & anyone else here care about UMW profit? Unless you are 1 of their employee or shareholder. I think we all care about our own bank balance than UMW profit.

i do see your point. But think about it this way, for me the hybrid line ups like the prius, prius c and any upcoming hybrids are considered as a 'premium product'. The technology and probably the wow factor might be the reason why the Prius was initially priced at almost 200k before the tax exemption?isnt that too much for an altis-civic class of vehicle?googling how the prices are in the US toyota website, i noticed that the prius is priced between USD24-28k while the highest spec corolla 1.8 is only USD17k. So i think we are seeing about the same differences here.

about the profit part,i couldnt care less.im just explaining to you based on logic why a company wont just reduce prices.to put it simply, imagine that you have to sell 100 curry puffs in a day. Sell it at RM1 or RM2 per piece, u still end up selling 100 curry puffs. This is why i mentioned from the companies point of view why they maximize profits in such way, and yes, we as consumers might suffer. But, you cant ask people to stop buying the curry puffs when everywhere else, the curry puffs are selling at the same price!ill refer to the insight here, priced at about 100k compared to the Prius C which might sell at probably 105-110k no?Does that mean everyone else is cutting throat here?

A more viable option if we were to complain about the car prices being excessive,is to stop buying cars all together unless we are opting for a national car which i honestly feel is the few cars available selling at a 'reasonable' price. The nature of our countries automotive industry is already sick enough which im sure alot of us would agree. The tax structure is something im most curious to understand as up till now, i do not get why the prius is selling at 127k in langkawi but about 140k here. and how naza could enjoy the tax structure of a national car. My point is that I feel the 'rapist' here are the government and not the automotive industry players. but we'll leave that for another discussion.

About the Prius c, it will probably be a vios-city like vehicle, the way the current prius is an altis-civic-like vehicle. Theres no way we will see UMW price the Prius c too close to the vios, and they cant price it too close to the current Prius as well. which is why would find the price range of 100-110k max acceptable. BUT, should they price it below 100k, im sure i wont be complaining.
Cheers

Bro, there is always a willing buyer, willing seller.

Boycott UMW Prius is not a doable way, if you think this way, you also have to boycott all non-national cars, because the corrupted government make more money when you buy non-national cars. buying hybrid cars is giving money to UMW C-executive pocket money instead of BN politician pocket money. I would give UMW money rather than giving to BN, at least you get the premium quality CBU cars, not the cheap low quality CKU non-national cars.