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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Reported sales of hybrids in the US in January dropped 32.2% by volume from the year before to a combined 15,400 units, a lower rate of decline than that of the overall light-duty vehicle market in the month. Total light duty vehicle sales in the US dropped 37.1% Nissan sold 644 units of the Altima hybrid, a 36.2%

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Buoyed by the extension of the US Cash for Clunkers (CARS) program, as well as the availability of more hybrid models on the market, reported sales of hybrids in the US jumped 48.6% Overall sales of light duty vehicles in the US rose 1% to 1,261,977 units in August, according to figures from Autodata. Earlier post.). to 535,043.

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JULY 3, 2009

Reported sales of hybrids in the US increased 5.2% For the first half of 2009, hybrids held a 2.6% Hybrids significantly outperformed the total light-duty vehicle market, which dropped 27.7% The improvement was driven by sales of the new Insight, Honda’s hybrid leader in the month, with 2,079 units sold.

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MAY 1, 2009

Reported US sales of light-duty vehicles in April dropped 34.4% to 432,939 units, while sales of light trucks dropped 34.5% Passenger cars continued to expand their market share against light trucks in April, with a 52.8% Reported hybrid new vehicle share in April 2008 was 3.2%—the US LDV SAAR. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Sales of light-duty vehicles (LDV) in the US continued their descent in January, dropping 37.1% to 315,863 units in January, while sales of light trucks dropped 37.8% Light-duty trucks claimed a 51.9% and total light truck sales (including crossovers) of 84,255 were down 42.5% Camry Hybrid accounted for 5.5%

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AUGUST 4, 2009

to 554, 527 units, while light truck sales dropped 14.1% TMS posted July sales of 24,295 hybrid vehicles, up 19.3% Light truck sales were down 10.1% Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with best-ever July sales of 15,912 units, up 32.5% to 76,724; total light truck sales were down 20.6% year-on year.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The cash for clunkers campaign has given a massive boost to hybrid sales in the US, with a reported leap by 48.6 Overall sales of light duty vehicles in the US increased by one per cent to 1,261,997 units according to figures from Autodata, with reported hybrid sales representing 3.07 per cent in August year on year.

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

September 2009 light duty vehicle sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows with 745,997 cars and light duty trucks sold during the month according to Autodata. However, it sold 2,138 hybrids in September which is 116 per cent up compared to September 2008 – sales of the Milan/Escape hybrid were down 11.3 per cent.

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JUNE 7, 2009

The end of the slump in the automotive sector appears far from over as total sales of light duty vehicles in the USA during May 2009 were revealed to have decreased by 33.7 per cent to 488,045 units; while sales of light trucks fell by 27.2 Hybrids were not immune from the slump either as sales dropped by 28.5 per cent.

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JULY 5, 2009

This meant that a total of 26,205 hybrid units were sold - some three per cent of all new vehicles, the highest monthly new vehicle share since April 2008. Indeed sales of hybrids have significantly out-performed the total light duty vehicle market, which dropped by 27.7 per cent in volume to 859,847 units.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Hybrid sales in the USA enjoyed a significant leap during October, increasing by volume to 24,475 units – an increase of 11.4 However, with overall light duty vehicle sales remaining essentially flat over the month, there are clear signs that hybrid cars are developing into a more mainstream alternative. per cent and a 2.9

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