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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% Sales of the Escape/Milan hybrid were down 11.3% year-on-year to 878 units, but the Fusion and Milan hybrids accounted for 1,260 units. American Honda Motor Co.,

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

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GM delivered a total of 923 hybrid vehicles in the month. In January, GM North America produced 65,000 vehicles (6,000 cars and 59,000 trucks). 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%

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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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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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Monthly sales of hybrids. General Motors. Toyota Motor Sales, USA (TMS) reported July sales of 174,872, down 11.4% TMS posted July sales of 24,295 hybrid vehicles, up 19.3% American Honda Motor Co., Nissan North America reported sales for July of 71,847 units, a decrease of 24.6%. Click to enlarge.

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US vehicle sales show significant decrease

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Sales of the company’s hybrids totalled 3,906 setting three new sales records. General Motors: Despite concerns about its future, GM performed relatively well with 190,881 light duty vehicle sales - a decrease of 29 per cent. per cent for Nissan North America, down to 67,489 units. Nissan: Sales fell by 33.1

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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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General Motors. Combined sales for the Fusion and Milan hybrids and the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrids totaled 3,906—a new company record for hybrid sales in a single month. The previous record was set in April 2006, with 3,420 hybrids. Hybrids represented 2.5% Toyota Motor Sales, USA.

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