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Reported US Hybrid Sales Up 42% in December, Down 7.5% for CY 2009; New Vehicle Market Share of 2.8% for CY 2009

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Toyota reported December sales of sales of 17,964 hybrid vehicles, up 47.2% The Prius posted 11,775 units, up 49.8%. Camry Hybrid posted 1,513 units, a decrease of 19.9% For the year, GM hybrid sales increased 30% from the year before to 16,142 units. Nissan reported sales of 842 Altima hybrids in December, an 18.6%

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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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TMS posted September sales of 14,585 hybrid vehicles, down 5.3% The Prius posted September sales of 10,984 units, up 1% from September 2008, but down 42% from August 2009. Camry Hybrid posted 872 units in September, down 68.7% year-on-year, and Highlander Hybrid posted 269 units, down 70.8% by volume from last September.

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

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Comparing GM’s April sales with March, total volume was up 11%, or about 16,600 cars, crossovers and trucks, largely driven by a return to more normal volumes of fleet sales compared with a very weak first quarter. Retail sales were down 32% compared with a year ago and fleet sales were down 30%. Tags: Hybrids Sales.

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Reported Sales of US Hybrids Up 48.6% in August; 3.07% Market Share

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Reported US hybrid sales by month. Toyota remained the hybrid sales leader, with 24,191 units sold, including 543 units of the new Lexus HS250. The Prius posted 18,886 units, up 40.3% Sales of the Camry hybrid dropped 38.8% Sales of the Highlander Hybrid were down 31.9% Total sales of the Altima increased 6.1%

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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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Hybrids had an especially good month, with reported sales jumping 31.8% Hybrid gains were largely due to an increase in Prius sales (up 29.7% to 19,173 units) and Ford hybrids (up 323% to 5,353 units). Monthly sales of hybrids. Monthly sales of hybrids. Nissan sold 1,030 units of the Altima hybrid, up 44.1%

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

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Driven by an 80% reduction in fleet sales, GM dealers in the United States delivered 128,198 light-duty vehicles in January, down 48.9% Passenger car sales were led by Camry and Camry Hybrid, which posted combined sales of 20,782 units, down 34.2% Camry Hybrid accounted for 5.5% percent compared with a year ago. year-on-year.

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US LDV Sales Down 33.7% in May; SAAR Up to 9.91M; Reported Hybrid Sales Down 28.5%; Hybrid New Vehicle Share of 2.8%

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Camry and Camry Hybrid remained Toyota’s volume leader in May, posting combined monthly sales of 31,325 units, down 39%. The Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted May sales of 10,091 units, down 32.8%. Overall, TMS posted May sales of 14,846 hybrid vehicles, down 43% year-on-year. Hybrids represented 9.7%

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