jct

"Scion sales are in the tank and Toyota is considering throwing in the towel."

CarbonXe

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The sales part, yes. The tank part, possibly.

getaforknjob

iTrader: (-1)

That would be a shame if they threw in the towel.
I don't follow this topic a hell of a lot, but to my knowledge, wasn't Toyota supposed to change up the looks of each car every couple years?
Possibly that's what biting them in the butt (for the tC of course).

Hix

The car hasn't changed in a very long time... Everywhere I drive though I see tons of Scions. No real reason for people to buy a new Scion when it looks just like their old Scion.

masterbB

iTrader: (1)

rumor on the street is scion is unvailing the iq and new tc march 31

ack154

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Uh ya... while I'm sure someone at a meeting somewhere suggested throwing in the towel, I think it is way too early for that. Like masterbB says here, plans are already in the works for the iQ and tC replacement. And if March 31 is the reveal date, I would call that rumor BUSTED!

SquallLHeart

where did you hear that quote? cause the only thing i see that quoted from is from another forum..

that's not exactly a reliable reference...

jct

like i said its a rumor

DriverXa

Well Scion hasn't really been doing all that well in the pass year, but they have been picking up abit in the pass few months. Now with all this recall bs with most of the Toyota lineup it's really there time to shine. Scion should be doing just fine right now. The iQ and new tC will be debuting at the NY Autoshow this April with the iQ expected to come out this summer and the tC is going to be coming out this October.

The tC is one of Toyota's money makers. If The new tC turns out to be really nice and the iQ becomes their new cult car like the first gen box was I don't see Scion going away any time soon.

SquallLHeart

that you read from some random guy that posted on a forum?

here.. i'll start another rumor and you can quote it elsewhere too.
"the tC replacement will be RWD"

jct

i find that source more reliable then i do here so yeah

GQQSE13

i know the reason the sales down my area suck is cuz they have old farts selling them that know nothing really about them, and they are lucky to keep more than 1 or 2 on the lot; that's their problem down in central il is that their only 3 dealerships in the area keep usually 2 or 3 TOTAL; so that's part of the reason the sales suck other than it needs to be changed up a bit on the tc end

burstaneurysm

Bring the QNC bB over and their sales will improve...

CarbonXe

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zomfg i new da tc wuz gunna be da ft86 mzgomomgzomgz!!!!

Sciond

here is how it has changed my local dealer has a brand new tc rs 5.0 unsold on their lot. They also have 2 new 7.0 XB's unsold with slight interest in them.... who woulda thunk

Domo

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I doubt Scion sales are as bad as some other companies. I barely see mini coopers on the streets anymore. I see scions everywhere.

Sciond

I had a harder time getting my Jetta TDi than my XB

SquallLHeart

toyota sales down.. ford sales are up.. gm sales are up..
hey.. it's the economy...

and also the collaborative effort of ignorance of the population.

Domo

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Toyota is still number uno in the auto industry...however this sticky accelerated pedal situation has them burning money.

vettereddie

Maybe they should change the marketing angle. Buy a tC, unlike the Camry, our gas pedals actually work. Lexus and Scion were unaffected by the recall.