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Toyota and Ford See Hybrid Gains in March, While Honda Hybrids Drop

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Honda, however, reported a decrease in hybrid sales of 22.2% Overall, Toyota reported an increase in total light duty vehicle sales of 40.7% on a volume basis; Ford saw its sales jump 42.7%; and Honda reported an increase of 22.5%. According to Autodata, total light-duty vehicle sales in the US grew 24.3% from March 2009.

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Tesla likely Q1 US PEV leader with 4,750+ sales in North America; Nissan surges with LEAF in March in US

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Ford sold 1,999 units of its three electric-drive vehicles during the first quarter: 419 units of the battery-electric Focus Electric; 414 units of the Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid; and 1,166 units of the CMAX Energi plug-in hybrid. The figures for March are 180 Focus Electric; 295 Fusion Energi; and 494 CMAX Energi. of the market.

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GSA To Make 5,600 Hybrids Available To Federal Agencies, Including 100 Plug-In Hybrids; Cost Still An Issue

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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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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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Reported hybrid sales include those from Toyota, Ford, Honda, GM and Nissan; Mercedes-Benz is not breaking out sales of its new S400 Hybrid. Overall light-duty vehicle sales were essentially flat in October, according to figures from Autodata, with 838,052 units sold compared to 838,156 units in October 2008. Click to enlarge.

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August sales of plug-in hybrids in US up 83% from July, up 65% y-o-y

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The Ford Fusion Energi followed with 600 units, up 47% from July 2013. The C-MAX Energi has sold 3,536 units from January-August 2013; the Fusion Energi 2,591. Honda’s Accord PHEV posted 44 units in August, with 2013 sales through August of 298 units. Its sales for the first 8 months of 2013 were 6,822 units, up 11.6%

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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% of all Fusion/Milan sales. Click to enlarge.

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Reported Sales of US Hybrids Up 48.6% in August; 3.07% Market Share

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Overall sales of light duty vehicles in the US rose 1% to 1,261,977 units in August, according to figures from Autodata. month-to-month in August; sales of all light-duty vehicles jumped 26.5%. units, according to Autodata, while sales of light-duty trucks dropped 13.8% Honda picked up less than a percentage point (12.8%

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