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US Hybrid Sales Down 45.5% in April

Green Car Congress

The Insight sold 2,096 units in April, and pushed combined Honda hybrid sales up 25% year-on-year. In April 2008, Honda had the Civic Hybrid on sale as well as the low-selling Accord Hybrid (25 units in April 2008). Honda sold 3,361 Civic Hybrids in April, down 22.3% of all Civics sold. of VUE sales.

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US Hybrid Sales in February Drop 29%; Lower Decline Than General LDV Market

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GM came in second for total hybrid sales in the month, with 1,807 units sold. The Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade two-mode full-size SUVs posted a combined 632 units, representing 8.4% The Saturn VUE hybrid posted 188 units, for 6.4% The Chevy Malibu Hybrid posted 197 units for 1.7% of all Civics sold.

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US Hybrid Sales in March 2009 Down 44% Year-on-Year; Monthly New Vehicle Market Share of 2.5%

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The Civic Hybrid posted 2,869 units, down 23.9% of all Civics sold. Sales of conventional Civic models were down 54%. Sales of hybrid models as a component of total model sales. GM sold a total of 1,612 hybrids in March: 609 units of the Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade two-mode SUVs (7.3% of total sales).

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More information on hybrid sales slump

Green Cars News

Meanwhile, the Ford Escape and Mariner hybrids saw sales drop by 40.5 General Motors: The company sold 1,534 units in April which consisted of: 523 two-mode SUVS (Tahoe, Yukon Escalade); 95 two-mode pick-ups (Silverado, Sierra); 547 Malibu hybrids; 338 Saturn VUE hybrids; 31 Saturn Aura hybrids.

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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%. TMS posted July sales of 24,295 hybrid vehicles, up 19.3% Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with best-ever July sales of 15,912 units, up 32.5% from the same period last year.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cost increments for a plug-in hybrid compact vehicle will be 10-20% more than a regular hybrid: $2000-3000 extra for a sedan; $5000 for an SUV. The high demand for the Honda Civic hybrid tell us its at least $3,000. Thats 20-25 cents a gallon. Why Pay More for a PHEV? How much more?

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