Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

In advance of the market introduction of the new 2010 Prius, Toyota Prius sales dropped 61.5% General Motors sold 1,534 hybrids in April, comprising: 523 units of the two-mode SUVs (Tahoe, Yukon, Escalade), representing 4.5% 31 units of the Saturn Aura hybrid, representing 1.7% of Aura sales. of Aura sales.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2009

Toyota posted 7,232 units of the Prius, down 33.6% The Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade two-mode full-size SUVs posted a combined 632 units, representing 8.4% The Saturn Aura posted 23 units, representing 1.5% of all Auras sold. New hybrid sales represented 2.3% In February 2008, hybrids held 1.9% by volume year-on-year.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

The Prius posted 8,121 units in January, a 28.6% GM reported a total of 923 hybrid sales in January, including: 599 2-mode full-size SUVs (Tahoe, 299; Yukon, 168; Escalade, 132), presenting 8.0% 19 Aura hybrids, representing 1.4% of all Aura sales. Year-on-year sales of passenger cars dropped 36.3% to 341,113 units.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2009

Sales of the Toyota Prius were off 56.8% GM sold a total of 1,612 hybrids in March: 609 units of the Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade two-mode SUVs (7.3% 26 units of the Saturn Aura hybrid (1.3% US hybrids monthly new vehicle market share. Click to enlarge. by volume from March 2008, down to 8,924 units. and representing 9.9%

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Green Cars News

MAY 4, 2009

General Motors: The company sold 1,534 units in April which consisted of: 523 two-mode SUVS (Tahoe, Yukon Escalade); 95 two-mode pick-ups (Silverado, Sierra); 547 Malibu hybrids; 338 Saturn VUE hybrids; 31 Saturn Aura hybrids. Toyota Prius sales dropped 61.5 Meanwhile, the Ford Escape and Mariner hybrids saw sales drop by 40.5

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2009

The two-mode design, itself originally adapted from a hybrid transmission designed by Allison for transit buses, has up to now been exclusively incorporated into rear-wheel-drive (RWD) transmissions with the intent of reducing the fuel consumption of heavier and larger passenger trucks and SUVs while preserving towing capacities.

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