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MARCH 5, 2009

Reported sales of hybrids. Reported sales of light-duty hybrids in the US dropped 29% by volume in February year-on-year to 16,020 units. The decline in hybrids was less than the 41% decline in the overall light-duty vehicle market for the month. New hybrid sales represented 2.3% In February 2008, hybrids held 1.9%

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APRIL 3, 2009

Reported US sales of hybrids. US sales of hybrids in March 2009 as reported by the automakers dropped 44% by volume year-on-year to 21,433 units; that performance was worse than the total light duty vehicle market, which posted a 36.8% US hybrids monthly new vehicle market share. Sales of the Toyota Prius were off 56.8%

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Market share of reported hybrid sales in the US. Buoyed by the extension of the US Cash for Clunkers (CARS) program, as well as the availability of more hybrid models on the market, reported sales of hybrids in the US jumped 48.6% Reported hybrid sales represented 3.07% of new vehicle sales in August. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Monthly reported sales of hybrids in the US. Reported sales of hybrids in the US in January dropped 32.2% Hybrids took a 2.34% share of the new vehicle market for the month. Monthly new vehicle market share for hybrids in the US. The Prius posted 8,121 units in January, a 28.6% Camry Hybrid sold 1,141 units, a 69.6%

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JULY 3, 2009

Hybrid new vehicle market share by month. Reported sales of hybrids in the US increased 5.2% For the first half of 2009, hybrids held a 2.6% For the first half of 2009, hybrids held a 2.6% Hybrids significantly outperformed the total light-duty vehicle market, which dropped 27.7% Reported US hybrid sales by month.

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MAY 1, 2009

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 GM delivered a total of 1,534 hybrid vehicles in the month. TMS posted April sales of 12,223 hybrid vehicles, down 62.8% to 42,536 units.

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AUGUST 4, 2009

Monthly new vehicle market share for hybrids. 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. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 4, 2009

Yesterday we told you how hybrid sales continued their downward trend in the US. Overall, reported sales of hybrids dropped 45.5 per cent year-on-year to 21,735 even though it incorporated a full month’s sales for new vehicles such as the Honda Insight, as well as the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan Hybrids.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The cash for clunkers campaign has given a massive boost to hybrid sales in the US, with a reported leap by 48.6 Overall sales of light duty vehicles in the US increased by one per cent to 1,261,997 units according to figures from Autodata, with reported hybrid sales representing 3.07 Sales of the Camry hybrid however, dropped by 38.8

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MAY 3, 2009

Green cars continue to be as badly hit as any during the on-going recession as sales of hybrid cars showed another dramatic year-on-year slump in April. Combined reported US hybrid sales from Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan and Toyota fell by 45.5 per cent share last year, which was hybrid cars’ highest monthly share to date. .

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Hybrid sales in the USA enjoyed a significant leap during October, increasing by volume to 24,475 units – an increase of 11.4 However, with overall light duty vehicle sales remaining essentially flat over the month, there are clear signs that hybrid cars are developing into a more mainstream alternative. per cent and a 2.9

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

Hybrid sales were not immune from the troubles either. per cent compared to the previous year at 19,977 units (though they do not include sales of the Mercedes S400 Hybrid which went on sale in the USA at the end of August). Compared to August results, this meant that hybrid sales were down 48.4 Reported sales dropped 4.1

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JULY 5, 2009

After months of doom and gloom for the auto industry in the USA, there is finally a ray of hope courtesy of hybrid cars. Reported sales of hybrids in the US increased by 5.2 This meant that a total of 26,205 hybrid units were sold - some three per cent of all new vehicles, the highest monthly new vehicle share since April 2008.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

GM delivered a total of 923 hybrid vehicles in the month. 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% The Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted January sales of 8,121 units, down 28.6% to 50,024 units.

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DECEMBER 22, 2006

There is more to Dan Neil's recent LA Times column than a favorable review of yet another gasoline-only hybrid. He likes the Nissan Altima Hybrid well enough. Calls it a "Camry hybrid in tight jeans." More important, Neil says, is that it comes from an automaker that had scoffed at "hybridization."

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AUGUST 5, 2009

per cent to 566,527 with hybrids having a particularly good month. The company had an exceptionally strong month with hybrid sales which leapt by 323 per cent year on year to 5,353 units. Sales of the Civic Hybrid plunged by 71.8 per cent to just 969 units while the Honda Insight Hybrid posted 2,295 units.

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JUNE 7, 2009

Hybrids were not immune from the slump either as sales dropped by 28.5 Secondly, hybrids held a 2.8 Sales of the company’s hybrids totalled 3,906 setting three new sales records. A total of 1,739 GM hybrid vehicles were delivered - that’s a 39 per cent increase compared to the previous year.

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JUNE 3, 2009

OEM-reported sales of hybrids in the month dropped 28.5% to 25,693 units; hybrids thus held a 2.8% Reported US sales of hybrids. Hybrid monthly new vehicle market share. A total of 1,739 GM hybrid vehicles were delivered in the month, a 39% increase compared to May 2008. Hybrids represented 0.9%

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OCTOBER 27, 2009

Toyota: When the Toyota Prius originally went on sale in 1997, it was the world’s first mass-produced hybrid car, meaning the Japanese automaker effectively stole a march on its rivals. Toyota has now built a plug-in version of the Prius, which may again see the company beat its rivals to the punch on name value alone.

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