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Cities Want High-Mileage Hybrid Taxis; Judge Says It's Illegal

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If you've been to New York City lately, you may have noticed an increasing number of hybrid taxis on the roads: mostly Ford Escape Hybrid SUVs, but also Toyota Camry Hybrid and Nissan Altima Hybrid sedans, and a scattering of others too.

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US Hybrid Sales Down 45.5% in April

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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. Hybrid monthly new vehicle market share. Overall, Toyota saw a 62.8%

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US Hybrid Sales in February Drop 29%; Lower Decline Than General LDV Market

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New hybrid sales represented 2.3% In February 2008, hybrids held 1.9% Toyota posted 7,232 units of the Prius, down 33.6% Camry Hybrid sold 2,080 units, down 49.5% GM came in second for total hybrid sales in the month, with 1,807 units sold. Combined sales of the Escape and Mariner hybrids fell 25.8%

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US Hybrid Sales in March 2009 Down 44% Year-on-Year; Monthly New Vehicle Market Share of 2.5%

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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. US hybrids monthly new vehicle market share. Sales of the Toyota Prius were off 56.8% Camry Hybrid posted 2,554 units, down 63.1% Click to enlarge.

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Reported US Sales of Hybrids Drop 31.2% in January; 2.3% New Vehicle Market Share

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Hybrids took a 2.34% share of the new vehicle market for the month. Monthly new vehicle market share for hybrids in the US. Camry Hybrid sold 1,141 units, a 69.6% Honda sold one Accord hybrid in the month. 153 VUE Green Line hybrids, representing 5.3% 145 Malibu hybrids, representing 1.6% to 341,113 units.

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

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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 to 28,955 units; sales of SUVs dropped 60.9% Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., Sales of the volume leading ALtima were down 46.9%

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

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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA reported January sales of 117,287 vehicles, a 31.8% 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% to 50,024 units.

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