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MARCH 4, 2014

At the Geneva Motor Show, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) announced that European sales of hybrid vehicles reached an all-time high in 2013 totaling 156,863 units, up 43% year-on-year. In Western Europe, 28% of all Toyota and Lexus vehicles sold are hybrid models. Hybrid models now represent 18.5% percentage point share gain to 4.7%.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Overall, Toyota reported an increase in total light duty vehicle sales of 40.7% According to Autodata, total light-duty vehicle sales in the US grew 24.3% to 31 units and the LS 600h dropped 64% to 9 units. Honda, however, reported a decrease in hybrid sales of 22.2% year-on-year to 2,231 units.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

by volume from the year before to a combined 15,400 units, a lower rate of decline than that of the overall light-duty vehicle market in the month. Total light duty vehicle sales in the US dropped 37.1% to 315,863 units in January, while sales of light trucks dropped 37.8% of all LS sales. to 341,113 units.

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APRIL 3, 2009

US sales of hybrids in March 2009 as reported by the automakers dropped 44% by volume year-on-year to 21,433 units; that performance was worse than the total light duty vehicle market, which posted a 36.8% new vehicle market share for hybrids in March—down from 2.82% in March 2008, but the highest mark so far in 2009.

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

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% Hybrid new vehicle market share by month.

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Cash For Clunkers Sale LS 600H Hybrid 225

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JULY 3, 2009

Hybrid new vehicle market share by month. by volume in June 2009 year-on-year to 26,205 units, representing 3% of new vehicles sold—marking the highest monthly new vehicle share since April 2008, and the fourth straight month of increasing share. new vehicle share. new vehicle share. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Overall sales of light duty vehicles in the US rose 1% to 1,261,977 units in August, according to figures from Autodata. Reported hybrid sales represented 3.07% of new vehicle sales in August. month-to-month in August; sales of all light-duty vehicles jumped 26.5%. of new vehicle sales in August 2009.

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