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

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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% Passenger car sales dropped 10.6% GM total truck sales in July were down 18%, and car sales of 83,736 were off 21% compared with a year ago. Click to enlarge. to 443, 297 units.

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Reported Sales of US Hybrids Up 48.6% in August; 3.07% Market Share

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Buoyed by the extension of the US Cash for Clunkers (CARS) program, as well as the availability of more hybrid models on the market, reported sales of hybrids in the US jumped 48.6% Sales of all passenger cars in the US increased 15.6% Passenger cars represented 57.6% Mercury Milan sales were 3,844, up 112%.

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