Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2009

In the aftermath of the summer sales boom fueled by the US Cash for Clunkers program, September 2009 light duty vehicles sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows. General Motors dealers in the United States delivered 155,679 light duty vehicles in September, down 45% year-on-year. Reported hybrid sales by month. General Motors.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

Buoyed by the US government’s CARS (“Cash for Clunkers”) program, US auto sales slowed their decline in the US in July, dropping on 12.1% GM dealers delivered 189,443 total vehicles in July, a 19.4% Retail sales were down 9% while fleet sales declined 47%. Monthly new vehicle market share for hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2009

Paul Taylor, Chief Economist for the National Automotive Dealers Association, had the following observations: At $4/gallon gas people looked at more economical versions of the same vehicle rather than going down in vehicle size—they continue to buy cars that meet their needs. Cash for Clunkers. —Bill Cooke.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. It helps that the auto industry will be building more efficient new vehicles. So these retrofits will cost less to drive right away, benefitting public, military, and private fleets, and individual drivers. It’s a 21st-century equivalent of what we did in 1942.

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