Are Toyota's hybrid cars going nowhere fast?Is the Camry hybrid the ultimate barometer?

Toyota is now ramping up its lobbying efforts in Japan hoping to extend tax credits for environmentally-friendly cars, particularly hybrid cars, for another two years. Thus far these credits have pushed the Toyota Prius to the top of the sales list in Japan. Yet, what would Prius sales be without these tax credits?

Likewise, despite the fact the Prius was a top ten cash for clunker seller, the Prius still did not crack the 10 best selling vehicles list for August.

Until Camry hybrid sales outperform conventional Camry sales, for instance, aren’t hybrid cars and the Toyota Prius basically irrelevant?

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