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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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Reported sales of hybrids in the US rose 42% in December 2009 year-on-year to 25,167 units; sales for the year decreased 7.5% Overall, light duty vehicle sales rose 15.1% Toyota reported December sales of sales of 17,964 hybrid vehicles, up 47.2% December sales of all light-duty vehicles reached 187,860 units, an increase of 32.3%

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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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Reported hybrid sales by month. 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. With 745,997 cars and light duty trucks sold in September, according to Autodata, sales were down 22.7% Tags: Hybrids Sales.

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

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Reported US sales of light-duty vehicles in April dropped 34.4% to 432,939 units, while sales of light trucks dropped 34.5% Passenger cars continued to expand their market share against light trucks in April, with a 52.8% Reported hybrid new vehicle share in April 2008 was 3.2%—the US LDV SAAR. Click to enlarge.

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

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Sales of light-duty vehicles (LDV) in the US continued their descent in January, dropping 37.1% to 315,863 units in January, while sales of light trucks dropped 37.8% Light-duty trucks claimed a 51.9% and total light truck sales (including crossovers) of 84,255 were down 42.5% Camry Hybrid accounted for 5.5%

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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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to 554, 527 units, while light truck sales dropped 14.1% Monthly sales of hybrids. GM dealers delivered 189,443 total vehicles in July, a 19.4% TMS posted July sales of 24,295 hybrid vehicles, up 19.3% Light truck sales were down 10.1% to 76,724; total light truck sales were down 20.6% to 443, 297 units.