"It definitely makes sense to produce the vehicle here, which is the biggest market for the Prius," says Mike Omotoso, a
senior manager at J.D. Power and Associates. The falling dollar also has lowered production costs in the United States.
"Toyota has not been that way in the past," says University of Michigan professor Jeffrey Liker. "They have been really good at forecasting the market." In June, Toyota's U.S. sales dropped 21.1% to 193,234 Toyota, Scion and Lexus vehicles.
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