Toyota Prius location

California

 

New car sales are documented by location fairly well... But according to you profile your car is 18 years old and if that's what you're trying to research there's not gonna be much data left that's still valid from that long ago.

Perhaps if you explained why you need this data we could find an alternative method? But your request is too vague to do that right now.

 

Yes, but with all the cat theft and the dramatic decline of Prius popularity I bet the number of Prius in that state is less than 1/2 of what it used to be.

 

You'd be surprised, the gas prices are still sky high, regardless of catalytic thefts. I believe there are more Prius now that ever before. You can buy insurance on the car so it's not that bad if you have the coverage.

 

... except for the very long waits for replacements.

 

It's not that bad anymore. I just had a friend get his replaced in 2 weeks

 

Thank goodness for some plunging precious metal prices. Palladium down about 50%, rhodium down about 75% from peaks two years ago.

 

I mean they are still getting stolen frequently, just the replacements are not taking as long to get

 

I've seen several reports of reduced theft rates this year, mentioning both new laws and falling metal prices. Here are some samples:

https://www.kxly.com/news/crime/catalytic-converter-thefts-decline-five-months-after-washington-law-takes-effect/article_a59682a0-96e7-57b3-bd34-f06bf5427c6c.html

BPD reports a sharp decline in catalytic converter thefts in 2023

Houston catalytic converter thefts on the decline after 2022 surge

Houston reports steep decline in catalytic converter thefts due to new laws, metal prices - ABC13 Houston

 

Yes I would hope the theft rates would get reduced. In CA, you would need to show ownership of the Catalytic converter before scrapping it now. So the black market for this stuff isn't as big anymore.