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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

Non-core brand sales declined when compared with June as Pontiac dipped 7%; Saturn was down 21%, and HUMMER and Saab declined 26%. Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with best-ever July sales of 15,912 units, up 32.5% Hybrids had an especially good month, with reported sales jumping 31.8% from the same period last year.