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September Auto Sales Plunge in Aftermath of Cash for Clunkers; SAAR at 9.2M units, LDV Sales Down 41% from August, Hybrid Sales Down 48%

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Reported hybrid sales by month. In the aftermath of the summer sales boom fueled by the US Cash for Clunkers program, September 2009 light duty vehicles sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows. Reported sales of hybrids in September dropped 4.1% Hybrid new vehicle market share by month. Click to enlarge.

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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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Monthly new vehicle market share for hybrids. 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% Hybrids had an especially good month, with reported sales jumping 31.8% to 19,173 units) and Ford hybrids (up 323% to 5,353 units).

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US hybrid sales slump in September

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What would happen when the cash for clunkers sales boom came to an end has been a question many automotive executives in the USA dared not think about. Hybrid sales were not immune from the troubles either. Compared to August results, this meant that hybrid sales were down 48.4 per cent and market share dropped down to 2.7

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A closer look at US auto sales in July

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Yesterday we told you how the cash for clunkers scheme has enjoyed early success in the USA. per cent to 566,527 with hybrids having a particularly good month. per cent new vehicles sales market share for the month, the highest monthly share to date. Sales of the Civic Hybrid plunged by 71.8 per cent year on year.