article thumbnail

Honda Insight Hybrid Production To End

Green Car Reports

The Honda Insight hybrid is no more. That''s the confirmation from Honda itself, as slow sales prompt the Japanese automaker to end production of its flagship hybrid. It brings to an end.'

article thumbnail

Honda Insight Hybrid: The Least-Wanted Car In America?

Green Car Reports

Automakers and their dealers know that when a vehicle is updated, redesigned, or discontinued, the last lagging examples of the old model may sit on lots for months, perhaps even years. So it appears to be with the Honda Insight, the subcompact mild hybrid hatchback that the company discontinued after the 2014 model year.

article thumbnail

Hybrid Sales Still Climbing: 8 Percent Of U.S. Sales By 2020?

Green Car Reports

There was a point, when Toyota Prius and Honda Insights were rolling off dealer lots in their mere hundreds nationwide, that hybrids were easy to dismiss.

article thumbnail

New Honda Insight 10th-Best Selling Car in Japan in February, Edges Out Prius

Green Car Congress

Honda’s Insight hybrid was Japan’s 10 th -best-selling new car in February, excluding minicars, according to figures from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. Honda received more than 15,000 orders for the Insight, which was launched that month. Nevertheless, the Insight made No.

Insight 170
article thumbnail

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%

Green Car Congress

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. With 745,997 cars and light duty trucks sold in September, according to Autodata, sales were down 22.7% American Honda Motor Co.,

article thumbnail

Prius Top-Seller in Japan in August; 4th Month Straight

Green Car Congress

The Prius remained Japan’s top selling new passenger vehicle in August—its fourth month straight as the top seller, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. Prius sales by month in Japan. Overall, total sales were up 8.2% Click to enlarge. in August year-on-year to 179,766 units.

Prius 236
article thumbnail

Prius Top-Seller Again in Japan in July; Up Almost 4x Year-on-Year

Green Car Congress

Toyota’s Prius was the top-seller in Japan in July, with 27,712 units sold—almost quadruple the 7,058 units sold in July 2008, according to data from the Japan Automotive Dealers Association. For the first seven months of the year, Prius sales in Japan total 79,122 units. Almost 10% of these were placed through the scrappage scheme.

Prius 273