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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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Honda hybrid sales dropped 6% year-on-year to 1,898 units. Sales of the Civic Hybrid plunged 92.5% General Motors dealers in the United States delivered 155,679 light duty vehicles in September, down 45% year-on-year. A total of 1,011 GM hybrid vehicles were delivered in the month, down 48.3% General Motors.

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Reported US Hybrid Sales Up 42% in December, Down 7.5% for CY 2009; New Vehicle Market Share of 2.8% for CY 2009

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Honda reported December hybrid sales of 2,110 units, a 103.5% The Civic Hybrid posted 471 units, down 54.5% of all Civic sales. Sales of all Civic models increased 29%. The new dedicated hybrid Insight sold 1,639 units. GM reported total hybrid sales in December of 1,408 units, a decrease of 45.9%.

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US LDV Sales Fall 37.1% in January; January SAAR Below 10 Million

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Driven by an 80% reduction in fleet sales, GM dealers in the United States delivered 128,198 light-duty vehicles in January, down 48.9% Honda sold 1,076 units of the Civic Hybrid (down 38.3%), and one Accord Hybrid. Dealer retail was down 35%, compared to industry retail, which was down 30%. year-on year.

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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 sales of hybrids. GM dealers delivered 189,443 total vehicles in July, a 19.4% Total sales of the fuel-efficient Honda Civic increased 3.1% Sales of the Civic Hybrid, however, plunged 71.8% The new Honda Insight hybrid posted 2,295 units. Nissan sold 1,030 units of the Altima hybrid, up 44.1%