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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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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% Honda hybrid sales dropped 6% year-on-year to 1,898 units.

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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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to 554, 527 units, while light truck sales dropped 14.1% Light truck sales were down 10.1% Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with best-ever July sales of 15,912 units, up 32.5% Nevertheless, July was Honda’s highest volume month so far this year. to 76,724; total light truck sales were down 20.6%

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Road Test: 2022 Honda Civic Sedan 1.5T Touring

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The LED head and driving lights are sleekly integrated next to the small upper grille, which sits above a slightly larger lower grille and LED fog lights in the outer fascia corners. The trunk lid height, diminutive integrated lip spoiler, LED tail lights and rear bumper/fascia all were optimized with airflow in mind.

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US vehicle sales show significant decrease

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The end of the slump in the automotive sector appears far from over as total sales of light duty vehicles in the USA during May 2009 were revealed to have decreased by 33.7 per cent to 488,045 units; while sales of light trucks fell by 27.2 However, there is some light at the end of the tunnel. per cent to 437,779.

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The green cars of the Tokyo Motor Show. The Green Piece

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The Honda CR-Z is intended to be sporty, efficient and inexpensive and will feature the same Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) as the Honda Insight Hybrid. Keep your eyes peeled too for the Honda EV-N and Honda Skydeck concepts.

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Honda Debuts Production Version of 2011 CR-Z Sport Hybrid Coupe

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The CR-Z is now Honda’s third hybrid currently in the market, along with the Civic Hybrid and new Insight. The CR-Z represents the sixth unique version of Honda’s original IMA technology since the launch of the 2000 Insight, the first hybrid vehicle available in North America in December 1999.

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