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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. liter engine and automatic).

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EPA 2010 Annual Fuel Economy Guide Now Available

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For MY 2010, the Prius is the top fuel economy leader , with EPA ratings of 51/48 mpg city/highway. The US Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy today released the 2010 Fuel Economy Guide, which gives consumers information about estimated fuel costs and mileage standards for model year 2010 vehicles.

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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% Tags: Hybrids Sales.

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US Hybrid Sales Down 45.5% in April

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Year-to-date US sales of Toyota hybrids through April are down 51% to 49,660 units from 101,334 for the same period last year. In advance of the market introduction of the new 2010 Prius, Toyota Prius sales dropped 61.5% Other results: Sales of the Camry Hybrid were down 67.1% of Altima sales. of Camry sales.

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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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Toyota posted a total of 18,757 hybrid units, a 15% increase by volume year on year, and representing 12.3% Prius posted 13,496 units, up 14.3% Camry Hybrid posted 1,407 units, down 49.6% Highlander Hybrid posted 700 units, down 31.5% Tags: Hybrids Sales. of its sales in October. year-on-year. of all Camry sales.

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US Hybrid Sales in February Drop 29%; Lower Decline Than General LDV Market

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New hybrid sales represented 2.3% In February 2008, hybrids held 1.9% Toyota posted 7,232 units of the Prius, down 33.6% Camry Hybrid sold 2,080 units, down 49.5% Sales of the non-hybrid Camry dropped 39.8% Combined sales of the Escape and Mariner hybrids fell 25.8% of all Altima models sold.

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