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Reported US Sales of Hybrids Up 21% in November; New Vehicle Market Share of 2.7%

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Overall light-duty vehicle sales were essentially flat for the month, according to figures from Autodata, with 746,928 units sold in November 2009, compared to 746,789 units in November 2008. new light-duty vehicle market share. Total light-duty vehicle sales were up 2.6% Prius sold 9,617 units, up 11% from the year before.

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

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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. Toyota posted 7,232 units of the Prius, down 33.6% Reported sales of hybrids. Click to enlarge.

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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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to 554, 527 units, while light truck sales dropped 14.1% Hybrid gains were largely due to an increase in Prius sales (up 29.7% Cadillac Escalade ESV sales increased 32% while Escalade sales increased 3%. Light truck sales were down 10.1% to 76,724; total light truck sales were down 20.6% to 443, 297 units.

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Reported US Sales of Hybrids Drop 31.2% in January; 2.3% New Vehicle Market Share

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by volume from the year before to a combined 15,400 units, a lower rate of decline than that of the overall light-duty vehicle market in the month. Total light duty vehicle sales in the US dropped 37.1% to 315,863 units in January, while sales of light trucks dropped 37.8% The Prius posted 8,121 units in January, a 28.6%

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US Hybrid Sales in March 2009 Down 44% Year-on-Year; Monthly New Vehicle Market Share of 2.5%

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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% Sales of the Toyota Prius were off 56.8% Hybrid sales as a percentage of total light duty vehicle sales by automaker.

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Reported US Hybrid Sales Up 5.2% Year on Year in June; 3% New Vehicle Market Share for the Month

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Hybrids significantly outperformed the total light-duty vehicle market, which dropped 27.7% The improved performance (relative to recent months) was led by the Prius, which, with the 2010 model on sale, posted June sales of 12,998 units, up 10.5% Overall, Honda posted a 30% drop in light-duty vehicle sales in June. year-on-year.

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Sales of hybrid cars increase in US

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Indeed sales of hybrids have significantly out-performed the total light duty vehicle market, which dropped by 27.7 GM hybrids currently include the Chevrolet Malibu, Saturn Aura and Saturn VUE BAS; as well as the Tahoe, Silverado, Sierra, Yukon and Cadillac Escalade two-mode hybrids. per cent in volume to 859,847 units.

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