Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Reported hybrid sales include those from Toyota, Ford, Honda, GM and Nissan; Mercedes-Benz is not breaking out sales of its new S400 Hybrid. Monthly new vehicle market share for reported hybrid sales. The new HS Hybrid posted 1,527 units. Ford Motor sold 2,282 hybrid units in October 2009, a 14.3%

Sale 199

Sale Hybrid 2008 Altima Hybrid 199

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2009

The GS hybrid posted 37 units, down 11.9%, for 6.2% The LS hybrid sold 15 units, down 60%, for 1.4% Ford came in a strong second in the monthly hybrid tally, with 2,361 units sold, up 73.5% Total Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales were down 0.2% Nissan sold 503 Altima Hybrids in November, up 42.5%

Sale 210

Sale Hybrid VUE Saturn 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

Monthly US sales of hybrids. Reported sales of hybrids in the US reported by Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM and Nissan dropped 45.5% year-on-year in April to 21,735, despite full month sales for the new Honda Insight and the Ford Fusion and Milan hybrids. Honda sold 3,361 Civic Hybrids in April, down 22.3%

Sale 186

Sale Hybrid LS 600H VUE 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2009

Buoyed by sales of the new hybrid Fusion and Milan, Ford’s hybrid vehicles posted sales of 3,649 units, a June sales record and up 91% versus a year ago. Overall, Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales for the month totaled 148,153, down 11% versus a year ago—the best performance of any of the major automakers.

LS 600H 150

LS 600H Camry Hybrid GS 450h Sale 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2009

new vehicle market share for hybrids in March—down from 2.82% in March 2008, but the highest mark so far in 2009. The month also saw the debut of three new hybrids—the Honda Insight and the Ford Fusion and Milan—all of which only came on sale toward the end of the month. 547 units of the Malibu hybrid (3.7%

2009 170

2009 LS 600H GS 450h Sale 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

OEM hybrid market share. The month saw shifts in OEM hybrid market share, with Ford and Nissan making significant gains—especially Nissan, which saw its share of reported hybrid sales jump from 1.7% Ford more than doubled its share, from 5.1% Sales of the hybrid Escape and Mariner were up 57.1%

Sale 170

Sale Hybrid LS 600H Market 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Reported hybrid sales as a percentage of total LDV sales. Ford reported combined sales of the Escape and Mariner hybrids of 880 units in January, a 40.3% Nissan sold 644 units of the Altima hybrid, a 36.2% of all Altima models sold. Click to enlarge. drop year-on-year, representing 8.7%

LS 600H 150

LS 600H GS 450h VUE Sale 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2009

Combined reported US hybrid sales (from Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM and Nissan) in April totalled 21,735 units, a 45.5% Reported hybrid new vehicle share in April 2008 was 3.2%—the GM delivered a total of 1,534 hybrid vehicles in the month. Sales of the volume leading ALtima were down 46.9% to 42,536 units.

Sale 150

Sale Hybrid Fusion 2008 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2009

Sales of the non-hybrid Civics fell 34.9% Combined sales of the Escape and Mariner hybrids fell 25.8% Sales of the non-hybrid Escape and Mariner fell 47.8% Nissan reported 463 units of the Altima Hybrid sold, a 12.5% of all Altima models sold. to 14,325 units. to 1,294 units in February, representing 11.2%

GS 450h 170

GS 450h VUE Sale Hybrid 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

Hybrids had an especially good month, with reported sales jumping 31.8% Hybrid gains were largely due to an increase in Prius sales (up 29.7% 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. Total Altima sales were down 21.2%

Cash For Clunkers 150

Cash For Clunkers Sale Hybrid Dodge 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

TMS posted January sales of 11,876 hybrid vehicles, down 36.3% Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales totaled 90,596 in January, down 38.9% The Ford F-Series posted 25,237 units, a 38.6% Still, Ford’s F-Series truck and Fusion mid-size sedan brought Ford a fourth consecutive month of retail market share increases.

Sale 150

Sale 2008 Camry Hybrid 2009 150

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Compared to July 2009 results, hybrid sales increased by 9.2 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 Ford more than doubled its share from 5.1 per cent to 12.1

Hybrid 46

Hybrid Sale Cash For Clunkers Lexus 46

Green Cars News

MAY 4, 2009

Overall, reported sales of hybrids dropped 45.5 per cent year-on-year to 21,735 even though it incorporated a full month’s sales for new vehicles such as the Honda Insight, as well as the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan Hybrids. Meanwhile, the Ford Escape and Mariner hybrids saw sales drop by 40.5

Sale 39

Sale Hybrid GS450H Saturn 39

Green Cars News

MAY 3, 2009

Green cars continue to be as badly hit as any during the on-going recession as sales of hybrid cars showed another dramatic year-on-year slump in April. Combined reported US hybrid sales from Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan and Toyota fell by 45.5 per cent share last year, which was hybrid cars’ highest monthly share to date.

Sale 39

Sale Hybrid Altima Hybrid Chrysler 39

Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

However, with overall light duty vehicle sales remaining essentially flat over the month, there are clear signs that hybrid cars are developing into a more mainstream alternative. Here is how each of the major manufacturers faired: Ford: The company sold a total of 2,282 hybrid units during the month – an increase of 14.3

Sale 36

Sale Hybrid Lexus General Motors 36

Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

Indeed sales of hybrids have significantly out-performed the total light duty vehicle market, which dropped by 27.7 The Civic Hybrid meanwhile posted 1,583 units, which is a fall of 41.6 Nissan: The Japanese manufacturer posted 666 units of the Altima Hybrid, which is a fall of 50 per cent compared to June 2008.

Sale 42

Sale Hybrid Camry Hybrid Saturn 42

Green Cars News

JUNE 7, 2009

Ford: Retaining the number two position in the US market, Ford (along with its brands Lincoln and Mercury) reported sales of 155,954 - down 24.3 This also represented Ford’s highest market share in three years with sales up 20 per cent compared to April 2009. per cent compared to the previous year.

Sale 39

Sale Altima Hybrid Vehicles Chrysler 39

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Compared to August results, this meant that hybrid sales were down 48.4 Here is how each manufacturer faired: Ford: The company reported a six per cent drop in sales year-on-year. However, it sold 2,138 hybrids in September which is 116 per cent up compared to September 2008 – sales of the Milan/Escape hybrid were down 11.3

Cash For Clunkers 42

Cash For Clunkers Sale Hybrid Lexus 42

Green Cars News

AUGUST 5, 2009

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. The company had an exceptionally strong month with hybrid sales which leapt by 323 per cent year on year to 5,353 units. per cent year on year.

Cash For Clunkers 32

Cash For Clunkers Sale Auto Chrysler 32

Green Cars News

MAY 2, 2009

Police Commissioner Raymond W Kelly and Mayor Michael Bloomberg have announced that the department is going green by sending hybrid police vehicles out on patrol. Around 40 Nissan Altima hybrids will be deployed across the five boroughs. In total there are around 3,000 unmarked and marked patrol cars used by the NYPD.

Green 32

Green New York City Altima Hybrid New York 32

Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2006

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."

Altima Hybrid 100

Altima Hybrid Gasoline-Electric Lithium Ion Plug-in 100

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2009

(With the May results, GM stopped providing a breakout of hybrid sales by model.). Hybrids as a percentage of light vehicle sales. Ford maintained its number two spot in the US market in May 2009, with Ford, Lincoln and Mercury reporting sales of 155,954 units, down 24.3% The Altima remained the volume leader, with a 46.5%

Sale 150

Sale Hybrid Civic Hybrid Altima Hybrid 150

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Nissan: Until recently Nissan’s only contribution to the green car explosion was the Altima Hybrid, produced in collaboration with Toyota. Ford: The bulk of Ford’s green efforts have centred on flex-fuel vehicles with E85 versions of the Focus and Mondeo among its most successful models. Faye Sunderland.

Green Cars 48

Green Cars Green Civic Hybrid 2003 48