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US LDV Sales Down 34.4% in April; Hybrid Sales Down 45.5%

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Reported hybrid new vehicle share in April 2008 was 3.2%—the General Motors. General Motors dealers in the United States delivered 173,007 vehicles in April, down 34% compared with a year ago. Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., The Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted April sales of 8,385 units, down 61.5%.

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Hybrid sales continue downward trend

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. - General Motors - GM dealers in the US delivered 173,007 vehicles, down 34 per cent compared to the prior year. GM delivered a total of 1,534 hybrid vehicles in the month. Honda - With vehicle sales of 101,029, American Honda Motor Company suffered a decline of 25.3 Just 222 Altima Hybrids were sold during the month.

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Huge rise in hybrid sales during October

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Here is how each of the major manufacturers faired: Ford: The company sold a total of 2,282 hybrid units during the month – an increase of 14.3 Sales were led by its new car hybrids, the Fusion and Milan, which posted 1,333 units. Sales of the Escape and Mariner crossover hybrids fell 52.5 per cent to 949 units.

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Hybrid sales leap in the US

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Here is how all of the major manufacturers faired in terms of hybrid sales during the month: Ford: Hybrid vehicles from Ford – the Fusion, Escape, Milan and Mariner – enjoyed combined sales of 4,695 units, which was an August sales record and up 251 per cent compared to the previous year. per cent compared to the previous year.

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More information on hybrid sales slump

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Meanwhile, the Ford Escape and Mariner hybrids saw sales drop by 40.5 General Motors: The company sold 1,534 units in April which consisted of: 523 two-mode SUVS (Tahoe, Yukon Escalade); 95 two-mode pick-ups (Silverado, Sierra); 547 Malibu hybrids; 338 Saturn VUE hybrids; 31 Saturn Aura hybrids.

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US hybrid sales slump in September

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Here is how each manufacturer faired: Ford: The company reported a six per cent drop in sales year-on-year. However, it sold 2,138 hybrids in September which is 116 per cent up compared to September 2008 – sales of the Milan/Escape hybrid were down 11.3 per cent, but the new Fusion and Milan hybrid accounted for 1,260 units.

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US LDV Sales Fall 37.1% in January; January SAAR Below 10 Million

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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA reported January sales of 117,287 vehicles, a 31.8% American Honda Motor posted January total vehicle sales of 71,031, a decline of 27.9% The Altima was the top-selling car with 14,135 units, down 34.7% Nissan sold 644 units of the Altima Hybrid, an increase of 36.2% to 50,024 units.

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