Remove 2004 Remove Auto Remove Auto Industry Remove For Sale
article thumbnail

IHS: average age of vehicles on the road in US steady at 11.4 years; scrappage rate declining

Green Car Congress

This while VIO is up 1.5%, a rate the auto industry hasn’t seen in the US since 2004-2005. Because of improved quality and consumers holding their cars and light trucks longer, vehicles 12-plus years old continue to grow and will increase by 15% by 2019.

Scrappage 210
article thumbnail

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans.

Plug-in 45