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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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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. Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) reported September sales of 126,015 vehicles, a decrease of 12.6% In September, Ford reported a 6% drop in sales year-on-year.

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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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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% to 19,173 units) and Ford hybrids (up 323% to 5,353 units). General Motors. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury retail sales increased 9% versus a year ago. Click to enlarge.

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Cash for clunkers: a summary

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The US Cash for Clunkers scheme ran out of cash on Tuesday with 690,114 dealer transactions submitted. per cent; followed by General Motors (GM) at 17.6 per cent; and Ford at 14.4 Honda finished in fourth place with 13 per cent. So did it achieve its objectives? Let’s look at the evidence.

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US hybrid sales slump in September

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What would happen when the cash for clunkers sales boom came to an end has been a question many automotive executives in the USA dared not think about. Here is how each manufacturer faired: Ford: The company reported a six per cent drop in sales year-on-year. per cent to 152 units, but the new Honda Insight sold 1,746 units.

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A closer look at US auto sales in July

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Yesterday we told you how the cash for clunkers scheme has enjoyed early success in the USA. Ford: The US manufacturer posted the first year-on-year sales gains of any major car manufacturer in the US market with total sales climbing two per cent to 158,838 units. In all, passenger car sales dropped 10.6

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Hybrid sales leap in the US

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The cash for clunkers campaign has given a massive boost to hybrid sales in the US, with a reported leap by 48.6 Both Ford and Nissan made significant gains in their share of reported hybrid sales with Nissan reporting the share of hybrid sales jumping from 1.7 Ford more than doubled its share from 5.1 per cent to 12.1

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27 November 2009 - In First "Plug-in Arizona" Outing to Nogales, AZ, " the "Spirit" Made the News with Nogales International

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Electric motors are more reliable than internal combustion engines,” Verdugo told his students. He proposed a government-funded “cash for conversions” program as a follow-up to the “cash for clunkers” program.Employees at the Santa Cruz County supervisors’ office share a Honda Civic hybrid for driving on the job, said Supervisor John Maynard.

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