The June and July numbers will be especially interesting.

Bob Wilson

I'd of swore Toyota was nuts ... thinking they'd move so many of the Gen III's back when they 1st anounced their plan to sell 100K of 'em in a week economy. They did a good thing.

"Dealers are still selling mostly the second-generation Prius"

The GenII are selling like hot cakes. I'm seeing them everywhere.

In the past week, they almost seem as common as Honda Civics.
(based on the exact roads I've been driving on, your observation may vary)

Toyota Prepares for Prius Gold Rush | Hybrid Cars

I saw my first gen III on the road today.

This news is based on the following Toyota Japan's press release...
Third Generation Prius received order status

FYI,
Japanese Prius is a kind of BTO type, and our orders are entered to a computer for the manufacturing planning.
Toyota Japan publishes the delivery forecast announce page updated two times a week.
New Prius delivery forcast
The history is...
[table="head"]order date|delivery forecast|wait length
May 19|Sep 25|129 days
May 24|Oct 25|154 days
May 27|Nov 05|162 days
May 31|Nov 15|168 days
Jun 03|Nov 25|175 days
Jun 07|Dec 15|191 days
Jun 10|Dec 25|198 days
Jun 15|Jan 15|214 days
Jun 17|Jan 25|222 days[/table]

Ken@Japan