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Chevrolet Cruze Eco achieves EPA-rated 42 mpg on highway

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Cruze Eco’s highway fuel economy beats non-hybrid segment competitors—including 23% greater highway fuel economy than the Honda Civic—as well as the Ford Fiesta subcompact and hybrid models, including the Ford Fusion Hybrid, Nissan Altima Hybrid and Toyota Camry Hybrid. turbo, auto 6).

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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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A total of 1,011 GM hybrid vehicles were delivered in the month, down 48.3% Sales of the Altima Hybrid dropped 26.6% Tags: Hybrids Sales. from September 2008. Nissan North America, Inc. NNA) reported September 2009 sales of 55,393 units versus 59,565 units last year, a decrease of 7%. year-on-year to 345 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 new vehicle market share for hybrids. 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% Nissan sold 1,030 units of the Altima hybrid, up 44.1% Total Altima sales were down 21.2% Click to enlarge. to 443, 297 units.

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A closer look at US auto sales in July

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Today we take a closer look at how each manufacturer has faired as US auto sales slowed their decline throughout the month of July. per cent to 566,527 with hybrids having a particularly good month. GM delivered a total of 1,487 hybrid vehicles in the month - an increase of 36.3 In all, passenger car sales dropped 10.6

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The Beast in the Rumble Seat

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There is more to Dan Neil's recent LA Times column than a favorable review of yet another gasoline-only hybrid. He likes the Nissan Altima Hybrid well enough. Calls it a "Camry hybrid in tight jeans." More important, Neil says, is that it comes from an automaker that had scoffed at "hybridization."

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Sales of hybrid cars increase in US

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After months of doom and gloom for the auto industry in the USA, there is finally a ray of hope courtesy of hybrid cars. Reported sales of hybrids in the US increased by 5.2 This meant that a total of 26,205 hybrid units were sold - some three per cent of all new vehicles, the highest monthly new vehicle share since April 2008.

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The French are coming. The Green Piece

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The eyes of the green car world, so regularly focused on Asia, Germany and the US, have finally taken more than a passing glance at one of the most historic auto industries in the world – that of France. The green car race: the French are coming.

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