Toyota Motor Corp. will discontinue Scion, the U.S. youth-targeted brand just entering its teen years, as sales slump to less than one-third their peak reached a decade ago. As of August, Scion models will be sold as Toyotas, according to a company statement. The world’s largest automaker started selling Scions in 2003 and used the brand to train top U.S. executives and try out sales and marketing promotions including no-haggle pricing and prepaid maintenance plans. The case for keeping Scion around as a...
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