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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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If we look at the fine print, GM actually introduced a sort-of-a-hybrid vehicle as a 2004 model , though the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid/GMC Sierra Hybrid didn't have regenerative braking. liter engine and automatic). liter Ecotec gas-burner did most of the work with its 170 horsepower.

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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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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) reported September sales of 126,015 vehicles, a decrease of 12.6% TMS posted September sales of 14,585 hybrid vehicles, down 5.3% The Lexus Rx hybrid posted 1,168 units, up 57% year-on-year; the GS hybrid posted 38 units, up 31% year-on-year; and the LS 600h posted 12 units, down 74.5%.

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Reported US Sales of Hybrids Up 11.4% in October Year-on-Year; 2.9% New Vehicle Share for the Month

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Reported hybrid sales include those from Toyota, Ford, Honda, GM and Nissan; Mercedes-Benz is not breaking out sales of its new S400 Hybrid. Monthly new vehicle market share for reported hybrid sales. The new HS Hybrid posted 1,527 units. Ford Motor sold 2,282 hybrid units in October 2009, a 14.3%

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US Hybrid Sales Down 45.5% in April

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Monthly US sales of hybrids. Reported sales of hybrids in the US reported by Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM and Nissan dropped 45.5% year-on-year in April to 21,735, despite full month sales for the new Honda Insight and the Ford Fusion and Milan hybrids. Honda sold 3,361 Civic Hybrids in April, down 22.3%

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

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Combined reported US hybrid sales (from Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM and Nissan) in April totalled 21,735 units, a 45.5% Reported hybrid new vehicle share in April 2008 was 3.2%—the Reported hybrid new vehicle share in April 2008 was 3.2%—the General Motors. Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc.,

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Reported US Hybrid Sales Up 5.2% Year on Year in June; 3% New Vehicle Market Share for the Month

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Buoyed by sales of the new hybrid Fusion and Milan, Ford’s hybrid vehicles posted sales of 3,649 units, a June sales record and up 91% versus a year ago. Overall, Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales for the month totaled 148,153, down 11% versus a year ago—the best performance of any of the major automakers.

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Reported US Sales of Hybrids Drop 31.2% in January; 2.3% New Vehicle Market Share

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Honda sold 1,076 units of the Civic Hybrid, a 38.3% Honda sold one Accord hybrid in the month. General Motors. GM reported a total of 923 hybrid sales in January, including: 599 2-mode full-size SUVs (Tahoe, 299; Yukon, 168; Escalade, 132), presenting 8.0% 153 VUE Green Line hybrids, representing 5.3%

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