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Toyota and Ford See Hybrid Gains in March, While Honda Hybrids Drop

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to 31 units and the LS 600h dropped 64% to 9 units. GM, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz and BMW have not yet provided breakouts of hybrid sales in their portfolios. Sales of the Camry Hybrid were down 39.4% to 1,549 units, while sales of the Highlander Hybrid were down 42.7% to 594 units. The Lexus RX hybrid saw a 7.4% year-on-year.

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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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The Lexus Rx hybrid posted 1,168 units, up 57% year-on-year; the GS hybrid posted 38 units, up 31% year-on-year; and the LS 600h posted 12 units, down 74.5%. GM retail sales were down 46% while fleet sales declined 43%. A total of 1,011 GM hybrid vehicles were delivered in the month, down 48.3% September 2009 SAAR.

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Green Autos in the Times: Hybrid Hype, Hydrogen Hooey and Electric Dreams

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Writing about the $121,000 Lexus LS 600h L: "th[is] hybrid may have set a new standard for automotive hyperbole. So it is a photo of the Tesla Roadster that graces this article despite its message that electrics remain not ready for prime time because GM and Toyota say so. Just because they say so.

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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 LS 600h L sold 25 units, down 78% and representing 2.9% of all LS models sold. Sales of conventional LS models were down 59%. GM sold a total of 1,612 hybrids in March: 609 units of the Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade two-mode SUVs (7.3% Sales of the conventional RX models were down 19%. drop, representing 6.7%

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Reported US Hybrid Sales Up 5.2% Year on Year in June; 3% New Vehicle Market Share for the Month

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The GS 450h hybrid posted a 63% drop year-on-year to 27 units, while the LS 600h saw a 57.5% Sales of the conventional GS models were down 63% year-on-year, while sales of conventional LS models were down 47%. GM reported a total of 1,454 hybrid vehicles delivered in the month, up 26.5% from 1,330 units in June 2008.

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US Hybrid Sales Down 45.5% in April

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Reported sales of hybrids in the US reported by Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM and Nissan dropped 45.5% Sales of the LS 600h L were down 84.4% of LS sales. Sales of the conventional LS models were down 60%. Monthly US sales of hybrids. Click to enlarge. Total LDV sales in the US were down 34.4%. Earlier post.).

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

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in August 2008, while GM saw its share drop from 6.3% Sales of the LS 600h were down 86% to 10 units in August; sales of all LS models were down 50.3% GM reported a total of 1,708 hybrids delivered in August, an increase of 4.8% Overall GM light-duty vehicle sales were down 20.1% in August 2009.

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