15/11/2008 05:34. Just a few months ago Toyota was struggling to keep up with demand for its Prius hybrid in North America due to skyrocketing fuel prices. Waiting lists at some dealerships were stretching as long as eight months. But now Toyota may be rethinking its plan to supply more of the hybrids with U.S. production as overall sales volumes sink.

Flagging demand for Toyota's SUV and pickup models led the company to respond to changes in consumer demand by adjusting the production mix at three of its plants in North America. The Prius hybrid had been planned to be built at a plant in Blue Springs, Mississippi, beginning in late 2010. Now production could be pushed back as far as 2011, reports Automotive News Europe , though the company stresses that nothing has been decided yet, and the 2010 plan... // Motor Authority