The Truth About Cars
MARCH 18, 2024
That car was the 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line, and I managed to find one in a Denver-area car graveyard recently. 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. Even with $4/gallon gas ($6.13
Green Car Congress
MARCH 5, 2009
The Saturn VUE hybrid posted 188 units, for 6.4% The Saturn Aura posted 23 units, representing 1.5% Combined sales of the Escape and Mariner hybrids fell 25.8% of combined Escape and Mariner sales. Sales of the non-hybrid Escape and Mariner fell 47.8% of combined sales for all models of the two trucks.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 8, 2009
The Escape/Mariner hybrids sold 960 units, down 30% year-on-year, for 5.6% of all Escape/Mariner sales. Sales of the Saturn VUE mild hybrid were down 31% to 134 units, for 9.8% The Saturn Aura sold 29 units, down 17%, for 2.0% Ford came in a strong second in the monthly hybrid tally, with 2,361 units sold, up 73.5%
Green Car Congress
APRIL 3, 2009
The Escape and Mariner hybrids sold a combined 1,351 units, down 32.7%, representing 9.3% of all Escape and Mariners sold in the month. Sales of the conventional Escape and Mariner models were down 12%. 362 units of the Saturn VUE hybrid (10.4% 26 units of the Saturn Aura hybrid (1.3% of total sales).
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MAY 4, 2009
Ford posted 1,134 units of the Escape and Mariner Hybrids, down 40.5% of Escape and Mariner sales. Sales of conventional Escape and Mariner models were down 13% year-on-year. 338 units of the Saturn VUE hybrid, representing 11.3% 31 units of the Saturn Aura hybrid, representing 1.7% Click to enlarge. of VUE sales.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 16, 2012
Soy-based polyurethane foams have been placed in the seat cushions and seatbacks of the Ford Mustang, Expedition, F-150, Focus, Escape, Escape Hybrid, Mercury Mariner, Lincoln Navigator, Lincoln MKS, and, most recently, 2010 Taurus. Soy-foam headliners were put in place for the 2010 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 4, 2009
Non-core brand sales declined when compared with June as Pontiac dipped 7%; Saturn was down 21%, and HUMMER and Saab declined 26%. Ford Escape sales totaled 20,241, a July record and up 94% versus a year ago, and Mercury Mariner sales were up 71%. GMC sales increased 8%, led by Sierra, Canyon and Yukon XL.
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