CHICAGO — Toyota is planning to giveaway a Prius at the Chicago Auto Show but a spokesman says the car will definitely be fixed before it ends up in anyone’s driveway.
WBBM’s Steve Miller reports on the PR spin as a Toyota spokesman says yes, the company has had some setbacks.
Spokesman Curt McAllister says despite the latest recall, affecting more than 400,000 Priuses worldwide, people are still curious about the Prius and are signing up for the Facebook contest to win one.
“The recall is only a few hours old. So there’s no correlation whether they’ve dropped off or not,” according to McAllister.
“I still think people see the value in Prius and people like to vie for large prize objects like this so I don’t expect it to fall off just because the car is going through a bit of a recall right now, McAllister added.
As for the actual Prius that’s being given away?
“That car will absolutely get the software upgrade,” McAllister also says even though he’s fielded a lot of questions, he does not see the recall as a public relations nightmare.
He calls the atmosphere “vibrant.”
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