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Hey, sorry to have sounded so standoff-ish. Could have written better.
Yeah, I just heard those in rumors. But thats too bad, a hybrid for under 18k would sell fast IMO
I am in complete agreement about the hybrid. In fact, Honda is looking into that right now. Just not necessarily under the Fit's skin. One of the reasons that they are not exactly thinking about putting the hybrid system in the Fit is that the Fit is already a super-low-margin product for Honda. If they had to equip such a low margin car with a hybrid system and keep the price so low, Honda would lose money big time. A low-cost hybrid must be engineered anew in order to have any chance at the company making money (profit). The Civic hybrid doesn't exactly make money for Honda, either, but the Civic starts with a little bit more of a margin cushion, not like the Fit.
Toyota was losing money on every Prius sold until fairly recently, but they are now in the money. It is that difficult to make money off hybrid.
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