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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. Tags: Brief. 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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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. Tags: Hybrids Sales. to 42,536 units.

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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. Nissan’s top-selling Altima saw its volume drop 37.8% Tags: Sales. Toyota’s total hybrid sales dropped 56.4% 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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Plug-In Prius Goes Up to 12 Miles on Electricity Only - AllCarsElectric.com

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US LDV Sales Down 33.7% in May; SAAR Up to 9.91M; Reported Hybrid Sales Down 28.5%; Hybrid New Vehicle Share of 2.8%

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Ford maintained its number two spot in the US market in May 2009, with Ford, Lincoln and Mercury reporting sales of 155,954 units, down 24.3% to 63,697 units; sales of crossovers were down only 9% to 35,582 units; sales of SUVs were off 37.4% Nissan North America, Inc. of Nissan sales. Tags: Sales. year-on-year.

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