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NYPD Adds 40 Altima Hybrid Patrol Cars to Fleet

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The New York Police Department (NYPD) has deployed 40 Nissan Altima Hybrids as the first alternative fuel vehicles to be used as marked and unmarked patrol cars in the Police Department’s fleet. The Nissan Altima Hybrids account for 40 of more than 100 total hybrid vehicles the Department is expected to deploy this year.

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

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to 28,955 units; sales of SUVs dropped 60.9% The Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted April sales of 8,385 units, down 61.5%. Sales of the volume leading ALtima were down 46.9% to 12,012 units, including 222 Altima hybrids. Sales of cars were down 28.8% to 42,536 units. American Honda Motor Co.,

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

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Camry Hybrid accounted for 5.5% The Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted January sales of 8,121 units, down 28.6% Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with January sales of 8,034 units, down 26.3% TMS posted January sales of 11,876 hybrid vehicles, down 36.3% to 20,147; sales of SUVs fell 52.7%

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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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Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with best-ever July sales of 15,912 units, up 32.5% Some highlights: The all-new redesigned Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted best-ever July sales of 19,173 units, up 29.7% Nissan sold 1,030 units of the Altima hybrid, up 44.1% to 112,569 units.

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US LDV Sales Down 33.7% in May; SAAR Up to 9.91M; Reported Hybrid Sales Down 28.5%; Hybrid New Vehicle Share of 2.8%

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to 63,697 units; sales of crossovers were down only 9% to 35,582 units; sales of SUVs were off 37.4% Sales of the Ford Fusion were 19,786, Ford Flex sales were 4,305 and sales of the company’s hybrid vehicles totaled 3,906—setting three new sales records. Overall, TMS posted May sales of 14,846 hybrid vehicles, down 43% year-on-year.

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