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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

Green Car Congress

Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with best-ever July sales of 15,912 units, up 32.5% The Tundra full-size pickup recorded July sales of 6,313 units, down 52.9%. TMS posted July sales of 24,295 hybrid vehicles, up 19.3% from the same period last year. TMS passenger car sales dropped 12.1% to 112,569 units.