Car review: 2012 Toyota Prius C

By David Thomas, Cars.com

Tribune Media Services

Since hybrids came on the market, car buyers have faced a cold, hard fact: To get great mileage, they have to pay more for a hybrid than they would for a traditional gas-powered car.

Even Toyota's best-selling Prius costs thousands more than a Toyota Yaris or Corolla, two cars that go from point A to point B while carrying five people. The 2012 Toyota Prius c obliterates the hybrid price penalty with a $19,000 starting price and a segment-leading 50 mpg combined.

UMW Toyota Explores Hybrid Car Assembly

PETALING JAYA (Feb 21, 2012): UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd is exploring the assembly of hybrid cars and the manufacturing of components, but the outcome will depend on the revision of the National Automotive Policy, as well as the trend and sales of hybrid cars.

Its president Ismet Suki said the possibility of venturing into hybrid car assembling and component manufacturing in Malaysia "is there but that there are no concrete plans at the moment".