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Reported US Sales of Hybrids Up 21% in November; New Vehicle Market Share of 2.7%

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Overall light-duty vehicle sales were essentially flat for the month, according to figures from Autodata, with 746,928 units sold in November 2009, compared to 746,789 units in November 2008. new light-duty vehicle market share. All comparisons here are by volume, not by adjusted selling rate. of all Escape/Mariner sales.

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Reported US Sales of Hybrids Up 11.4% in October Year-on-Year; 2.9% New Vehicle Share for the Month

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All comparisons here are by total volume, not by daily selling rate. Overall light-duty vehicle sales were essentially flat in October, according to figures from Autodata, with 838,052 units sold compared to 838,156 units in October 2008. Reported hybrid sales as a percentage of total new light vehicle sales by automaker, October 2009.

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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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Overall, light duty vehicle sales rose 15.1% December 2009 had 28 selling days vs. 26 days in December 2008; all comparisons here are by volume, not by adjusted day sales rate. December sales of all light-duty vehicles reached 187,860 units, an increase of 32.3% Reported hybrid sales as a percentage of OEM light vehicle sales.

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Two case studies outline how Houston and Loveland are saving money with EVs in their fleets

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Loveland is now aiming to convert all of its light-duty fleet vehicles that work within a close distance of the city to EVs. Its efforts to incorporate alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) into its fleet began in 2002 with an initial purchase of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), mainly the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape hybrid.

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

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Overall sales of light duty vehicles in the US rose 1% to 1,261,977 units in August, according to figures from Autodata. All comparisons here are by volume, not adjusted for the daily selling rate.). month-to-month in August; sales of all light-duty vehicles jumped 26.5%. Sales of the hybrid Escape and Mariner were up 57.1%

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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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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. With 745,997 cars and light duty trucks sold in September, according to Autodata, sales were down 22.7% Sales of the Escape/Milan hybrid were down 11.3%

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Road Test: 2023 Volkswagen Taos SEL 4Motion

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The rack and pinion electric power steering was too light for our liking, even though it was progressive, tightening (or becomes heavier) on the open road, While lighter in town. The front end has rounded edges with LED lighting on all trim levels (the SEL gets dynamic cornering headlights). Very European.