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

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The decline in hybrids was less than the 41% decline in the overall light-duty vehicle market for the month. of the new vehicle market, essentially flat with the January 2009 results. Toyota posted 7,232 units of the Prius, down 33.6% Monthly new vehicle market share for reported hybrids. of all Auras sold.

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

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by volume from the year before to a combined 15,400 units, a lower rate of decline than that of the overall light-duty vehicle market in the month. Hybrids took a 2.34% share of the new vehicle market for the month. Monthly new vehicle market share for hybrids in the US. The Prius posted 8,121 units in January, a 28.6%

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Reported US Sales of Hybrids Up 21% in November; New Vehicle Market Share of 2.7%

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new vehicle market share, up from 2.2% new light-duty vehicle market share. Prius sold 9,617 units, up 11% from the year before. The Saturn Aura sold 29 units, down 17%, for 2.0% Reported hybrid sales thus represented a 2.7% in November 2008, but down slightly from 2.9% in October 2009. Hybrid share of new vehicle sales.

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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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US sales of hybrids in March 2009 as reported by the automakers dropped 44% by volume year-on-year to 21,433 units; that performance was worse than the total light duty vehicle market, which posted a 36.8% new vehicle market share for hybrids in March—down from 2.82% in March 2008, but the highest mark so far in 2009.

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US Hybrid Sales Down 45.5% in April

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The reported sales represented a 2.65% hybrid new vehicle market share (based on Autodata’s total LDV sales figure)—the highest monthly new vehicle share for hybrids so far this year, but below the 3.2% new vehicle market share. Hybrid monthly new vehicle market share. 31 units of the Saturn Aura hybrid, representing 1.7%

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Reported US Hybrid Sales Up 5.2% Year on Year in June; 3% New Vehicle Market Share for the Month

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Hybrid new vehicle market share by month. Hybrids significantly outperformed the total light-duty vehicle market, which dropped 27.7% The improved performance (relative to recent months) was led by the Prius, which, with the 2010 model on sale, posted June sales of 12,998 units, up 10.5% Click to enlarge. new vehicle share.

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Sales of hybrid cars increase in US

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Indeed sales of hybrids have significantly out-performed the total light duty vehicle market, which dropped by 27.7 GM hybrids currently include the Chevrolet Malibu, Saturn Aura and Saturn VUE BAS; as well as the Tahoe, Silverado, Sierra, Yukon and Cadillac Escalade two-mode hybrids. per cent in volume to 859,847 units.

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