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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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by volume year-on-year in March 2009 to 857,735 units, according to figures from Autodata. 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. The SAAR (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in March 2009 was 9.86 to 412,843 units.

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BrightDrop: GM’s silent push into electric commercial vehicles

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More knowledgeable shoppers may even be able to name some upcoming EVs from GM: the Chevrolet Silverado EV pickup , the Cadillac Lyriq luxury SUV, or the EV versions of Chevy’s Equinox and Blazer compact crossover utilities. Just like, say, Ford—which was then in the process of killing Mercury, to leave it with only Ford and Lincoln.

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February US LDV Sales Down 41.4%

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SAAR Feb 2008 to Feb 2009. February 2009 had 24 selling days, compared to 25 the prior year. by volume compared with a year ago, driven by a 75% reduction in fleet sales. So far in 2009, GM has delivered 2,010 hybrid vehicles. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury February US sales totaled 96,044, down 48.2% Data: Autodata.

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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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Retail sales were down 9% while fleet sales declined 47%. Compared to June 2009, volume was up nearly 12,000 vehicles. Ford posted the first year-on-year 2009 sales gains of any major OEM in the US market in July, with total sales climbing 2% to 158,838 units. compared to June 2009. decline year-on-year by volume.

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

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The January 2009 Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) dropped below 10 million units to 9.57 With average gasoline prices (all grades) remaining down from their highs in mid-2008, light trucks continued to outsell cars in January 2009. There were 26 selling days in January 2009, compared to 25 selling days in January 2007.

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

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in April 2009. Year-on-year percentage change in car and light trucks sales for April 2009 for the top six OEMs. Comparing GM’s April sales with March, total volume was up 11%, or about 16,600 cars, crossovers and trucks, largely driven by a return to more normal volumes of fleet sales compared with a very weak first quarter.

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Plug-In Prius Goes Up to 12 Miles on Electricity Only - AllCarsElectric.com

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The plug-in version will only be available for fleet service and will not be sold at retail to the general public. The fleet models will be part of a test bed for Toyota and future development of the plug-in Prius may at some point lead to a consumer model. The plug-in Prius is a separate model from the all new 2010 Prius Hybrid.

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