Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2009

In the aftermath of the summer sales boom fueled by the US Cash for Clunkers program, September 2009 light duty vehicles sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows. September 2009 had 25 sales days compared to 24 days for September 2008. from September 2008. In September, Ford reported a 6% drop in sales year-on-year.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

Buoyed by the US government’s CARS (“Cash for Clunkers”) program, US auto sales slowed their decline in the US in July, dropping on 12.1% to 19,173 units) and Ford hybrids (up 323% to 5,353 units). Ford, Lincoln and Mercury retail sales increased 9% versus a year ago. over July 2008. over July 2008.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Buoyed by the extension of the US Cash for Clunkers (CARS) program, as well as the availability of more hybrid models on the market, reported sales of hybrids in the US jumped 48.6% There were 26 selling days in August 2009, vs. 27 in August 2008. Changes in OEM hybrid market share, August 2008 to August 2009.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 5, 2009

What would happen when the cash for clunkers sales boom came to an end has been a question many automotive executives in the USA dared not think about. Here is how each manufacturer faired: Ford: The company reported a six per cent drop in sales year-on-year. Well, now they have their answers. This meant that sales were down 22.7

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 5, 2009

Yesterday we told you how the cash for clunkers scheme has enjoyed early success in the USA. Ford: The US manufacturer posted the first year-on-year sales gains of any major car manufacturer in the US market with total sales climbing two per cent to 158,838 units. In all, passenger car sales dropped 10.6

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The cash for clunkers campaign has given a massive boost to hybrid sales in the US, with a reported leap by 48.6 Both Ford and Nissan made significant gains in their share of reported hybrid sales with Nissan reporting the share of hybrid sales jumping from 1.7 Ford more than doubled its share from 5.1 per cent to 12.1

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