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UCS Hybrid ScoreCard Dings Automakers for Forced Features in Hybrid Offerings

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Size was not an issue, since UCS awarded high ratings to vehicles ranging from compact cars to luxury sedans to full-sized SUVs. The Honda Civic Hybrid, Mercury Milan Hybrid and Ford Fusion Hybrid tied for second with an identical environmental score of 7.8. The Prius scored a 9.8 out of a possible 10.

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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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Ford, Lincoln and Mercury retail sales increased 9% versus a year ago. Other results included: Ford Fusion sales totaled 17,610, a July record and up 66% versus a year ago, and Mercury Milan sales were up 60%. Ford Escape sales totaled 20,241, a July record and up 94% versus a year ago, and Mercury Mariner sales were up 71%.

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February US LDV Sales Down 41.4%

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Ford, Lincoln and Mercury February US sales totaled 96,044, down 48.2% Within the truck segment, sale of SUVS plummeted 71.4% Nissan North America, Inc. Sales of the Prius dropped to 7,232 units, a decrease of 33.6%. compared with a year ago. Sales of passenger cars dropped 40.8% to 34,678; sales of light trucks were down 51.6%

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US LDV Sales Down 34.4% in April; Hybrid Sales Down 45.5%

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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. to 28,955 units; sales of SUVs dropped 60.9% Nissan North America, Inc. decrease year-on-year, representing a 2.7%

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US LDV Sales Fall 37.1% in January; January SAAR Below 10 Million

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Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with January sales of 8,034 units, down 26.3% Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales totaled 90,596 in January, down 38.9% to 20,147; sales of SUVs fell 52.7% Sales of all light-duty trucks (crossovers, SUVs, trucks and vans) dropped 40.5% Nissan North America, Inc.

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US LDV Sales Dropped 36.8% in March 2009; March SAAR Up Slightly to 9.86M Units

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Ford, Lincoln and Mercury March 2009 sales totaled 125,107, down 41% by volume year-on-year. to 27,195; sales of SUVs plunged 73.2% Nissan North America, Inc. Toyota’s total hybrid sales dropped 56.4% year-on-year to 13,747 units in March 2009, with sales of the Prius down 56.8% to 8,924 units. Sales of cars were down 36.6%

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More information on hybrid sales slump

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per cent year-on-year to 21,735 even though it incorporated a full month’s sales for new vehicles such as the Honda Insight, as well as the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan Hybrids. Nissan: Just 222 units of the Altima hybrid were sold in the US in April - a drop of 72.3 Overall, reported sales of hybrids dropped 45.5

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