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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

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% Hybrid gains were largely due to an increase in Prius sales (up 29.7% Toyota Motor Sales, USA (TMS) reported July sales of 174,872, down 11.4% Click to enlarge. to 443, 297 units.

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US hybrid sales slump in September

Green Cars News

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. per cent compared to the previous year at 19,977 units (though they do not include sales of the Mercedes S400 Hybrid which went on sale in the USA at the end of August).

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A closer look at US auto sales in July

Green Cars News

Yesterday we told you how the cash for clunkers scheme has enjoyed early success in the USA. The all-new redesigned Prius faired particularly well with best-ever July sales of 19,173 units, up 29.7 In all, passenger car sales dropped 10.6 per cent to 566,527 with hybrids having a particularly good month.

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"Plug-in Arizona Educational Tour" Update -- "Spirit of DC's" Visit to Nogales High School with Nogales International Reporter, Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Plug-ins can be moving the USA to regain its energy independence with good ole homegrown American, if not Arizona solar, electrons! Particularly to the Plug-in Hybrids Electric Vehicle (PHEV) like the Toyota Prius before them as well as converting internal combustion engines into pure Electrics!

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