Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Ford unveiled the North American 2011 Ford Fiesta at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Fiesta—available in four- and five-door bodystyles—will offer North American buyers a new choice of 15 class-exclusive technologies and projected highway fuel economy of 40 mpg, besting the Honda Fit, Nissan Versa and Toyota Yaris and Corolla.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2010

Sanyo has been supplying nickel-metal hydride batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) to Honda and Ford since 2004. Tags: Brief. The new model will serve as a demonstration experiment and the experiment will be implemented at Suzuki dealers from this autumn.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 22, 2024

Lincoln was close behind them at $5,040 over 10 years and followed (listed lowest price to highest) by Ford, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Nissan, Mazda, Honda, and Kia. But certain brands are undoubtedly going to be trickier to work on than others and the parts you’ll need could carry a higher price tag as well. “If

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 30, 2023

Now, more than ever, finding an appropriate vehicle that’s actually affordable can be challenging – to put it mildly – given a hyperactive used car market and skyrocketing price tags of even the most horrid machines. This author recently saw a beige 2002 Ford Windstar with 168,000 miles priced at $9,995, fer chrissakes.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2009

In September, Ford reported a 6% drop in sales year-on-year. Ford estimates it gained over 2 points of market share versus last year in September and the third quarter. Ford sold 2,138 hybrids in September, up 116% year-on-year. American Honda Motor Co., Honda hybrid sales dropped 6% year-on-year to 1,898 units.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrid sedans come in second, at 41/36, followed by the Honda Civic Hybrid; Honda Insight; Lexus HS250h; Nissan Altima Hybrid; Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, Mercury Mariner Hybrid; smart fortwo Cabriolet and Coupe; Toyota Camry Hybrid; and Lexus RX450h hybrid. Tags: Brief.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 28, 2024

However, it wore a premium price tag – on account of a high percentage of imported components – and simply wasn’t as exciting or appealing as others like the Honda City, Mitsubishi Lancer and Opel Astra. However, the XL-7’s dated styling (even for the early 2000s), a thirsty petrol engine and an exorbitant price tag of Rs 16.08

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Sanyo supplies NiMH batteries to Honda and Ford and is expected to supply lithium ion batteries to the Volkswagen Group and Toyota Motor Corp. Tags: Brief. Both will use a diesel engine to power their front wheels and a motor to power their rear ones.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 16, 2023

Honda had already informed us that auto presentations were delegated to native broker teams. No longer that there isn’t any variety of style in Detroit, however the crowd who desire a Honda or a BMW or a Tesla know the way to search out them. A few of these have were given to sting. Auto presentations were suffering.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Reported hybrid sales include those from Toyota, Ford, Honda, GM and Nissan; Mercedes-Benz is not breaking out sales of its new S400 Hybrid. Ford Motor sold 2,282 hybrid units in October 2009, a 14.3% Overall sales of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury brands increased 2.6% Honda reported sales of 1,978 hybrids in October, up 21.9%

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Green Cars News

APRIL 6, 2010

It was a good month for both Toyota and Ford, despite safety concerns surrounding their vehicles, as both reported strong gains in hybrid sales in March 2010 year-on-year. per cent by volume to 16,714 units; while Ford enjoyed sales of 3,050 units – an increase of [.]. In the case of Toyota, hybrid sales rose by 21.6

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

Reported sales of hybrids in the US reported by Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM and Nissan dropped 45.5% year-on-year in April to 21,735, despite full month sales for the new Honda Insight and the Ford Fusion and Milan hybrids. The Insight sold 2,096 units in April, and pushed combined Honda hybrid sales up 25% year-on-year.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2009

Changes in the attributes (clockwise from upper left, weight, power, fuel economy and torque) of the Honda Accord over time as an example of fleet trends in the US. Volvo is the most efficient manufacturer of light duty trucks, followed by Subaru, GM and Honda. Tags: Fuel Efficiency. Knittel, 2009. Click to enlarge.

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Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 7, 2007

Amidst the well-deserved hoopla about GM's plug-in serial hybrid Chevy Volt , Ford is touting its own equally ugly plug-in hybrid concept car. Ford makes no pretense of its intention not to produce its car. Given the fuel economy stats presented in Ford's press release , 41mpg equivalent, no one would want one anyway.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2010

The US government’s General Services Administration (GSA) this summer took delivery of the first of more than 5,600 hybrid vehicles ordered earlier this year, and will make the vehicles—almost all of which are Ford Fusion hybrids—available to various federal agencies under GSA lease agreements as they are delivered.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Hybrid car sales may have slumped as the recession continues to take its toll on the car industry, but Ford has made itself the exception that proves the rule. The trend continued during September when Ford sold 26,016 hybrid vehicles – a 73 per cent increase on the 15,015 units it sold during the same period last year.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2009

Sanyo supplies NiMH batteries to Honda and Ford, and is looking for more customers. Tags: Brief. It said it will invest several billion yen to expand production lines at its Sumoto plant, in Hyogo Prefecture, which is the only plant where it makes NiMH batteries for hybrid cars.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Cruze Eco’s highway fuel economy beats non-hybrid segment competitors—including 23% greater highway fuel economy than the Honda Civic—as well as the Ford Fiesta subcompact and hybrid models, including the Ford Fusion Hybrid, Nissan Altima Hybrid and Toyota Camry Hybrid. Honda Civic. Ford Focus.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The month saw shifts in OEM hybrid market share, with Ford and Nissan making significant gains—especially Nissan, which saw its share of reported hybrid sales jump from 1.7% Ford more than doubled its share, from 5.1% Honda picked up less than a percentage point (12.8% Tags: Hybrids Sales. in August 2008 to 8.2%

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Tags: Brief. These are the results prior to adjustment for the EPA consumer fuel economy ratings. MY 2009 EPA Lab 55/45 ( projected ). Manufacturer Cars/Trucks mpg US. Volkswagen. Our thoughtful application cost-effective, fuel-efficient technologies has helped us achieve our goal of leading the industry in fuel economy ahead of schedule.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2010

Ford reported December sales of hybrid vehicles totaling 2,843, up 147.4% Total Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales increased 33.5% EcoBoost is standard on the Taurus SHO and available on the Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS and Lincoln MKT. Total Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales decreased 15.4% Tags: Hybrids Sales.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Ford came in a strong second in the monthly hybrid tally, with 2,361 units sold, up 73.5% Total Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales were down 0.2% Honda posted a total of 1,646 hybrids in November, up 57.8%. Tags: Hybrids Sales. The GS hybrid posted 37 units, down 11.9%, for 6.2% of all GS sales. of LS sales. of model sales.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2010

Sanyo has already been supplying nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) to Ford, Honda and Volkswagen, and co-developing NiMH batteries with PSA Peugeot Citroën. Tags: Brief. In addition, Sanyo is co-developing lithium-ion batteries for hybrids (HEVs) with the Volkswagen group.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2009

American Honda posted total hybrid sales of 3,662 units in June, up 34.5% The improvement was driven by sales of the new Insight, Honda’s hybrid leader in the month, with 2,079 units sold. Overall, Honda posted a 30% drop in light-duty vehicle sales in June. Tags: Hybrids Sales. year-on-year. from June 2008.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2009

Combined reported US hybrid sales (from Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM and Nissan) in April totalled 21,735 units, a 45.5% Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales totaled 129,898, down 31% compared with April 2008. In April, the Ford Fusion paced the share performance with record sales of 18,321. American Honda Motor Co.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Leading vehicle manufacturers in fuel cell technology—Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation/Opel, Honda Motor Co., Tags: Fuel Cells Hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2009

The month also saw the debut of three new hybrids—the Honda Insight and the Ford Fusion and Milan—all of which only came on sale toward the end of the month. In its partial month debut, the new Honda Insight sold 569 units. Tags: Hybrids Sales. Those results represented a 2.5% Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

to 19,173 units) and Ford hybrids (up 323% to 5,353 units). Ford posted the first year-on-year 2009 sales gains of any major OEM in the US market in July, with total sales climbing 2% to 158,838 units. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury retail sales increased 9% versus a year ago. Ford’s fuel-efficient vehicles pace July sales results.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2010

This multi-layer advanced seat comfort system is currently on the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. It is currently on the Cadillac CTS and Honda Accord. SoyFoam , made from renewable soybean oil, has been on the Ford Mustang seats since 2008. Tags: Fuel Efficiency Sustainability Vehicle Systems. Lear ECO Padding.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Ford Mustang Mach-E 15,938. Ford Mustang Mach-E (& F-150 Lightning & E-Transit). Ford has had little to show in the EV market some some time. First volley–a recasting of the iconic Ford Mustang as an electric crossover– the Mach-E. Road Test: Ford Mustang Mach-E ; News: Ford Introduces the E-Transit.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 25, 2010

Tags: BMW Chevrolet Ford Green cars Honda Latest news MINI Toyota Volkswagen BMW 335d Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid Ford Escape Hybrid Ford Fusion Hybrid Honda Fit Honda Insight Hybrid kbb.com Kelley Blue Book MINI Cooper top 10 green cars Toyota Highlander Hybrid Toyota Prius Volkswagen Golf TDI.

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Plugs and Cars

MARCH 4, 2009

Ford down 48%. Honda down 38%. Tags: us auto sales. General Motors Corp, which is racing to complete a restructuring plan this month to keep it from bankruptcy, led the sinking industry lower with a 53 percent drop in sales. The results mark the 16th consecutive monthly drop in auto sales. Chrysler down 44%. Toyota down 37%.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

of total vehicle sales by 2020, the more significant story is the rapid expansion of strong-hybrid vehicles led by Toyota, Ford, and Honda, followed by Hyundai, Nissan and others. All four produce prismatic cells with nickel-based cathodes, a design favored by the HEV industry leaders Toyota, Ford, and Honda.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2009

Sanyo’s nickel hydride battery is installed in the Insight hybrid of Honda Motor Co. 7267) and vehicles of Ford Motor Co. Tags: Brief. The plan is to increase annual production by about 150% to 30 million units (150,000 cars) in fiscal 2009 from 12 million units (60,000 cars) in fiscal 2008. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 5, 2009

Check out the new Nissan Leaf on video: You’ve got to love the fact that Nissan had balls and the vision to bank their future on full on electric vehicles, leapfrogging their Japanese competition Honda and Toyota whose timid and safe bet on hybrids has already marked them as bridge technology car makers. Really Ford?

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 19, 2010

Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Chevrolet Silverado electric vehicles Ford Escape Hybrid Ford Fusion Hybrid General Services Administration Honda Insight Hybrid hybrid vehicles plug-in hybrid vehicles. It's not the first time that the GSA has bought hybrid vehicles as it has used the revenue from [.].

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Tags: Ford Green cars Honda Hybrid cars Latest news Lexus Nissan Toyota general motors Ford hybrid sales General Motors hybrid sales Honda hybrid sales hybrid car sales Lexus hybrid sales Nissan hybrid sales November car sales Toyota hybrid sales. per cent of the [.].

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