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UCS Hybrid ScoreCard Dings Automakers for Forced Features in Hybrid Offerings

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By contrast, the 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid has a very high hybrid value. Size was not an issue, since UCS awarded high ratings to vehicles ranging from compact cars to luxury sedans to full-sized SUVs. The Prius scored a 9.8 Ford, General Motors, Honda and Toyota all sell models with high hybrid value ratings, UCS noted.

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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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Hybrid gains were largely due to an increase in Prius sales (up 29.7% 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%. Monthly sales of hybrids. to 112,569 units.

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Plug-In Prius Goes Up to 12 Miles on Electricity Only - AllCarsElectric.com

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The plug-in Prius is a separate model from the all new 2010 Prius Hybrid. The fleet models will be part of a test bed for Toyota and future development of the plug-in Prius may at some point lead to a consumer model. The plug-in Prius is expected to launch sometime in 2010.

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February US LDV Sales Down 41.4%

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Sales of the Prius dropped to 7,232 units, a decrease of 33.6%. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury February US sales totaled 96,044, down 48.2% Within the truck segment, sale of SUVS plummeted 71.4% TMS posted February sales of 11,814 hybrid vehicles, a drop of 47.3% year-on-year. compared with a year ago. to 5,439 units.

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

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Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales totaled 129,898, down 31% compared with April 2008. to 28,955 units; sales of SUVs dropped 60.9% The Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted April sales of 8,385 units, down 61.5%. GM delivered a total of 1,534 hybrid vehicles in the month. Sales of cars were down 28.8% to 42,536 units.

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

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The Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted January sales of 8,121 units, down 28.6% 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% Camry Hybrid accounted for 5.5%

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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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year-on-year to 13,747 units in March 2009, with sales of the Prius down 56.8% 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% Toyota’s total hybrid sales dropped 56.4% to 8,924 units. Sales of cars were down 36.6%

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