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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. TMS posted September sales of 14,585 hybrid vehicles, down 5.3% from September 2008. The Prius posted September sales of 10,984 units, up 1% from September 2008, but down 42% from August 2009. Camry Hybrid posted 872 units in September, down 68.7%

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US LDV Sales Dropped 36.8% in March 2009; March SAAR Up Slightly to 9.86M Units

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March 2009 had 25 sales days compared to 26 in March 2008; all figures here reflect changes in actual volume, rather than adjusted day selling rate. million units, down 35% from March 2008’s 15.10 The passenger car share of new vehicle sales in March 2009 rose to 51.9%, the highest monthly total since July 2008. to 86,457 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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Reported US Hybrid Sales Up 42% in December, Down 7.5% for CY 2009; New Vehicle Market Share of 2.8% for CY 2009

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December 2009 had 28 selling days vs. 26 days in December 2008; all comparisons here are by volume, not by adjusted day sales rate. These figures do not include sales of the new Mercedes S400 hybrid (Mercedes-Benz does not break out its sales by powertrain type) or the new BMW ActiveHybrid X6, which began reaching BMW Centers in December. .

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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. GM dealers delivered 189,443 total vehicles in July, a 19.4% Some highlights: The all-new redesigned Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted best-ever July sales of 19,173 units, up 29.7% Camry hybrid posted 2,509 units, down 5.1%. over July 2008. over July 2008.