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September Auto Sales Plunge in Aftermath of Cash for Clunkers; SAAR at 9.2M units, LDV Sales Down 41% from August, Hybrid Sales Down 48%

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September 2009 had 25 sales days compared to 24 days for September 2008. Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) reported September sales of 126,015 vehicles, a decrease of 12.6% TMS posted September sales of 14,585 hybrid vehicles, down 5.3% from September 2008. Camry Hybrid posted 872 units in September, down 68.7%

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US LDV Sales Down 34.4% in April; Hybrid Sales Down 45.5%

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April 2008 and April 2008 both had 26 selling days. million SAAR in April 2008. Combined reported US hybrid sales (from Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM and Nissan) in April totalled 21,735 units, a 45.5% Reported hybrid new vehicle share in April 2008 was 3.2%—the General Motors. to 386,601 units.

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US LDV Sales Fall 37.1% in January; January SAAR Below 10 Million

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million—a 38% drop compared to the January 2008 SAAR of 15.37 Actual sales in 2008 were 13.2 With average gasoline prices (all grades) remaining down from their highs in mid-2008, light trucks continued to outsell cars in January 2009. Percentage change in car and truck sales, Jan 2009 vs. Jan 2008. to 341,113 units.

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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Monthly sales of hybrids. General Motors. Toyota Motor Sales, USA (TMS) reported July sales of 174,872, down 11.4% TMS posted July sales of 24,295 hybrid vehicles, up 19.3% Highlander and Highlander Hybrid posted combined sales of 9,407 units, up 39.1% over July 2008. Highlander Hybrid sales were down 14.6%.

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Hybrid sales continue downward trend

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. - General Motors - GM dealers in the US delivered 173,007 vehicles, down 34 per cent compared to the prior year. GM delivered a total of 1,534 hybrid vehicles in the month. Honda - With vehicle sales of 101,029, American Honda Motor Company suffered a decline of 25.3 per cent compared to April 2008. .

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US vehicle sales show significant decrease

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Secondly, hybrids held a 2.8 Here is how each manufacturer faired: Chrysler: The manufacturer saw its sales drop by 47 per cent compared to May 2008 to just 79,010 units sold. Sales of the company’s hybrids totalled 3,906 setting three new sales records. per cent for Nissan North America, down to 67,489 units.

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US LDV Sales Down 33.7% in May; SAAR Up to 9.91M; Reported Hybrid Sales Down 28.5%; Hybrid New Vehicle Share of 2.8%

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OEM-reported sales of hybrids in the month dropped 28.5% to 25,693 units; hybrids thus held a 2.8% Reported US sales of hybrids. There were 26 selling days in May 2009, compared with 27 in May 2008. General Motors. A total of 1,739 GM hybrid vehicles were delivered in the month, a 39% increase compared to May 2008.

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