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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

Green Car Congress

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% The 2009 model Escape Hybrid and Mariner Hybrid are the most fuel-efficient utility vehicles in America. Nissan North America reported sales for July of 71,847 units, a decrease of 24.6%.