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% Passenger car sales dropped 10.6% to 554, 527 units, while light truck sales dropped 14.1% Hybrids had an especially good month, with reported sales jumping 31.8% General Motors.

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Cash For Clunkers Sale Hybrid Dodge 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

Sales of light-duty vehicles in the US dropped 36.8% Sales of passenger cars dropped 34.6% to 444,892 units, while sales of light-duty trucks dropped 39.0% 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. Click to enlarge.

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2009 Sale Camry Hybrid 2008 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

Hyundai began the US rollout of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) and its conventional hybrid sibling (HEV) with a series of media drives in California—one of the main markets for the PHEV, which offers some 24 miles (38.6 Sonata Plug-in Hybrid. Accord Plug-in Hybrid.

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