Another Rumor, Another Dose of Truth
"Prius brand a ‘go’ for Toyota," trumpets the headline. Well, we suppose this will generate traffic for LeftLaneNews.com, the site that carried the story. But it also proves that you just cannot believe everything you read on the Internet.
The LLN post tells us, "You can now file this one under ‘confirmed’ as Toyota’s new green brand has been given the green light."
The trouble with this report is that it’s completely false. A reader might suspect that, actually, since the post doesn’t contain the name of a source – or even suggest that there was a source, other than what the post calls "the rumor mill."
What I can confirm is that the possibility of a separate Prius brand is something that we’ve been studying and discussing internally here at Toyota. But no decision about this has been made, no product has been identified, and there certainly has been no timetable established for the rollout of such a brand.
- Irv Miller, Group Vice President, Corporate Communications
the SAVED BY ZERO commercial SUCKS!!!! everyone i know hates it. why are you torturing the american public?
Posted by: joe the plumber | November 02, 2008 at 08:12 AM
"A reader might suspect that, actually, since the post doesn’t contain the name of a source – or even suggest that there was a source"
Gosh Irv...do you expect us to name the employees that gave us tips so that you can call them in Monday morning and fire them?
Posted by: Mark | November 02, 2008 at 02:24 PM
Well i think about prius would be a good option
regards
Posted by: m4k00 | November 04, 2008 at 12:39 AM