Toyota to Stop Prius Plug-In Production

2015 Toyota Prius Plug-In (Credit: © Toyota)

A Toyota Prius is going out of production! Is this a sign of the end of times? Maybe this is a result of a shift in the polar regions of the Earth? Or maybe this is a sign that we actually are just living in one big hologram. Okay, that’s a little dramatic, as Toyota is only ceasing production of the Prius Plug-In because it’s too busy working on the new-generation model.

Toyota Marketing Rep, Nathan Kokes, let the Prius Chat forum know that the company has decided to cease production of the Prius Pug-In starting in June 2015. According to InsideEVs.com, however, this could pose a pretty big issue in terms of stock.

There are currently only about 1,100 Prius Plug-Ins available nationwide, and in April alone, 428 Prius Plug-Ins found new homes. Sure, that is a huge 75 percent slide when compared to April 2014 sales, but that’s still a huge percentage of the number of models available to purchase. This means that unless Toyota kicks production into high gear in May 2015, it will run out of stock by summertime.

Kokes chimed in on the speculation of running out of stock by saying, “As mentioned, we are stopping production in June but will have plenty of Prius Plug-in Hybrids to sell long after that.” However, unless Toyota has suddenly taken huge strides in creating the next-gen Prius, which is currently slated for a 2016 release, I do not see how it can pull this off.

The morale of the story is, if you want a Prius Plug-In, you had better get one now before they are all gobbled up. It will likely be a tough machine to find come this summer.