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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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Ford launched the Escape Hybrid as a 2005 model (its Mercury Mariner and Mazda Tribute siblings showed up a bit later), so The General had some catching up to do in the green-car department. I have mounted Red Line and Green Line badges side-by-side on my garage wall , in order to represent the duality of man.

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ISU study finds large potential for biobased materials in auto industry, but with challenges

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To create the largest impact, the researchers concluded, emphasis should be placed on the largest producers of vehicles; the five largest producers of automotive vehicles in the United States are General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Chrysler, and Honda. Soy-foam headliners were put in place for the 2010 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner.

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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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Ford Motor sold 2,282 hybrid units in October 2009, a 14.3% Overall sales of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury brands increased 2.6% Sales of the hybrid crossovers (Escape and Mariner) were down 52.5% of total Escape and Mariner sales. General Motors. increase from October 2008. to 132,483 units in the month.

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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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General Motors. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury retail sales increased 9% versus a year ago. Other results included: Ford Fusion sales totaled 17,610, a July record and up 66% versus a year ago, and Mercury Milan sales were up 60%. Monthly sales of hybrids. Click to enlarge. decline year-on-year by volume.

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US LDV Sales Down 34.4% in April; Hybrid Sales Down 45.5%

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General Motors. General Motors dealers in the United States delivered 173,007 vehicles in April, down 34% compared with a year ago. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales totaled 129,898, down 31% compared with April 2008. Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., Reported hybrid new vehicle share in April 2008 was 3.2%—the

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More information on hybrid sales slump

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per cent year-on-year to 21,735 even though it incorporated a full month’s sales for new vehicles such as the Honda Insight, as well as the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan Hybrids. Meanwhile, the Ford Escape and Mariner hybrids saw sales drop by 40.5 Meanwhile, the Ford Escape and Mariner hybrids saw sales drop by 40.5

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US LDV Sales Down 33.7% in May; SAAR Up to 9.91M; Reported Hybrid Sales Down 28.5%; Hybrid New Vehicle Share of 2.8%

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General Motors. Ford maintained its number two spot in the US market in May 2009, with Ford, Lincoln and Mercury reporting sales of 155,954 units, down 24.3% Combined sales for the Fusion and Milan hybrids and the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrids totaled 3,906—a new company record for hybrid sales in a single month.

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