Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2009

Buoyed by sales of the new hybrid Fusion and Milan, Ford’s hybrid vehicles posted sales of 3,649 units, a June sales record and up 91% versus a year ago. General Motors. GM reported a total of 1,454 hybrid vehicles delivered in the month, up 26.5% Sales of conventional Altima models were down 32%.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2009

Reported hybrid new vehicle share in April 2008 was 3.2%—the General Motors. General Motors dealers in the United States delivered 173,007 vehicles in April, down 34% compared with a year ago. Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., The Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted April sales of 8,385 units, down 61.5%.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2024

Ford launched the Escape Hybrid as a 2005 model (its Mercury Mariner and Mazda Tribute siblings showed up a bit later), so The General had some catching up to do in the green-car department. Nissan introduced the Altima Hybrid as a 2007 model (and using licensed Toyota hardware), though it disappeared quickly and without leaving much trace.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA reported January sales of 117,287 vehicles, a 31.8% American Honda Motor posted January total vehicle sales of 71,031, a decline of 27.9% The Altima was the top-selling car with 14,135 units, down 34.7% Nissan sold 644 units of the Altima Hybrid, an increase of 36.2% to 50,024 units.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

Monthly sales of hybrids. General Motors. Toyota Motor Sales, USA (TMS) reported July sales of 174,872, down 11.4% TMS posted July sales of 24,295 hybrid vehicles, up 19.3% American Honda Motor Co., Nissan sold 1,030 units of the Altima hybrid, up 44.1% Total Altima sales were down 21.2%

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2006

There is more to Dan Neil's recent LA Times column than a favorable review of yet another gasoline-only hybrid. He likes the Nissan Altima Hybrid well enough. Calls it a "Camry hybrid in tight jeans." More important, Neil says, is that it comes from an automaker that had scoffed at "hybridization."

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In recent years, I've been making an effort to find discarded examples of early hybrid efforts that have faded from our memories. Some standouts include the 2007-2011 Nissan Altima Hybrid , the 2013-2016 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid and the 2011-2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 7.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Here is how all of the major manufacturers faired in terms of hybrid sales during the month: Ford: Hybrid vehicles from Ford – the Fusion, Escape, Milan and Mariner – enjoyed combined sales of 4,695 units, which was an August sales record and up 251 per cent compared to the previous year. per cent compared to the previous year.

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Green Cars News

MAY 3, 2009

. - General Motors - GM dealers in the US delivered 173,007 vehicles, down 34 per cent compared to the prior year. GM delivered a total of 1,534 hybrid vehicles in the month. Honda - With vehicle sales of 101,029, American Honda Motor Company suffered a decline of 25.3 Just 222 Altima Hybrids were sold during the month.

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Green Cars News

MAY 4, 2009

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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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

Here is a look at how each manufacturer faired: Ford: It was a decent month for Ford with the new hybrid version of the Fusion and Milan boosting overall hybrid sales to 3,649 units - a June sales record and up 91 per cent compared to the previous year. The Civic Hybrid meanwhile posted 1,583 units, which is a fall of 41.6

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 5, 2009

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, but the new Fusion and Milan hybrid accounted for 1,260 units. In total, 1,011 hybrids were delivered in the month. . Sales of the Civic hybrid plummeted by 92.5

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Sales were led by its new car hybrids, the Fusion and Milan, which posted 1,333 units. Sales of the Escape and Mariner crossover hybrids fell 52.5 General Motors: During October, GM reported a total of 1,159 hybrids sold – that’s a 22.5 per cent increase in hybrid sales during October with a total of 1,978 vehicles sold.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 7, 2009

Sales of the company’s hybrids totalled 3,906 setting three new sales records. General Motors: Despite concerns about its future, GM performed relatively well with 190,881 light duty vehicle sales - a decrease of 29 per cent. The Altima remained the volume leader although sales of the Altima Hybrid dropped by 78.5

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Nissan: Until recently Nissan’s only contribution to the green car explosion was the Altima Hybrid, produced in collaboration with Toyota. In the next edition of The Green Piece we’ll examine the emerging contenders, including the likes of Tesla Motors and Fisker Automotive. It has also launched flexible fuel vehicles in Brazil.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 5, 2009

Sales of the Civic Hybrid plunged by 71.8 per cent to just 969 units while the Honda Insight Hybrid posted 2,295 units. General Motors: A total of 189,443 vehicles were sold in July, that’s a 19.4 GM delivered a total of 1,487 hybrid vehicles in the month - an increase of 36.3 per cent year on year.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The PROLOGUE puts the internal combustion engine up front and runs on diesel, while the RC uses petrol with the electric motor going at the back. Similar to the Chevy Volt concept, the RC can run solely on electric power for extended periods with a hybrid powertrain providing extra range when needed.

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