Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2009

Toyota launched of the Prius in late 1997 in the Japan market, and in the US in July 2000. The first-generation US Prius was a low-volume vehicle (12,000 produced annually). The second-generation Prius launched in the fall of 2003 as a 2004 model year. million Prius sold worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2009

Toyota posted 7,232 units of the Prius, down 33.6% The GS 450h posted 22 units, a 71.4% of all GS models. The Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade two-mode full-size SUVs posted a combined 632 units, representing 8.4% New hybrid sales represented 2.3% of the new vehicle market, essentially flat with the January 2009 results.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2009

Sales of the Toyota Prius were off 56.8% The GS 450h sold 42 units, a 35.4% of all GS sales. Sales of the Conventional GS models were down 64%. GM sold a total of 1,612 hybrids in March: 609 units of the Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade two-mode SUVs (7.3% US hybrids monthly new vehicle market share.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

The Prius posted 8,121 units in January, a 28.6% The GS 450h sold 41 units, down 35.9% of GS models sold. Total GS sales were down 39.3% GM reported a total of 923 hybrid sales in January, including: 599 2-mode full-size SUVs (Tahoe, 299; Yukon, 168; Escalade, 132), presenting 8.0% to 341,113 units.

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