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US Hybrid Sales Down 45.5% in April

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Year-to-date US sales of Toyota hybrids through April are down 51% to 49,660 units from 101,334 for the same period last year. In advance of the market introduction of the new 2010 Prius, Toyota Prius sales dropped 61.5% Other results: Sales of the Camry Hybrid were down 67.1% of Malibu sales. of Camry sales.

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

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New hybrid sales represented 2.3% In February 2008, hybrids held 1.9% Toyota posted 7,232 units of the Prius, down 33.6% Camry Hybrid sold 2,080 units, down 49.5% Sales of the non-hybrid Camry dropped 39.8% General Motors. GM came in second for total hybrid sales in the month, with 1,807 units sold.

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

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Hybrids took a 2.34% share of the new vehicle market for the month. Monthly new vehicle market share for hybrids in the US. The Prius posted 8,121 units in January, a 28.6% Camry Hybrid sold 1,141 units, a 69.6% General Motors. 153 VUE Green Line hybrids, representing 5.3% of all Malibu sales.

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Is it time up for green car brands?

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For example, in 2008, it was rumoured that Toyota would build an entire brand around the Prius. In addition, General Motors’ nearest thing to a green brand - Saturn, the brand under which it put out its first hybrids - is falling victim to the company’s restructuring following the global economic crisis.

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More information on hybrid sales slump

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Meanwhile, the Ford Escape and Mariner hybrids saw sales drop by 40.5 General Motors: The company sold 1,534 units in April which consisted of: 523 two-mode SUVS (Tahoe, Yukon Escalade); 95 two-mode pick-ups (Silverado, Sierra); 547 Malibu hybrids; 338 Saturn VUE hybrids; 31 Saturn Aura hybrids.

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