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Hybrid and VW Diesel Sales Analysis: Prius Outsells Insight 8 to 1; Jetta TDI 4 to 1
The Truth About Cars —
... purposely because Ford’s hybrid costs likely exceed incremental revenue. GM sold 1,159 hybrids, down 23%, out of its arsenal of various hybrid technology systems. Nissan sold an irrelevant 229 Altima hybrids. VW sold 4,008 TDI units in October, which represents 24% of total VW sales. TDI share of models sales is: Jetta SportsWagon: 90%; Tuareg: 45%; Jetta Sedan: 26%; Golf: 19%. Total Jetta sales: 3658. VW’s total diesel sales represent an amount equal to 16% of the hybrid market. [Green Car Congress]
Total hybrid sales up 11.4 percent in October
Hybrid Cars —
Fusion hybrid pushes Ford into second place Sales of hybrid cars were up 11.4 percent in October compared to a year ago. Still, total market share was only 2.9 percent. Once again, Toyota dominated the sale of hybrids with its sale's all-star, the 2010 Prius. The Prius moved 13,496 units, while the next closest competitor, the Honda Insight moved 1,739 units. Despite the Insight's rank of second best selling hybrid in October, Ford still sold more hybrids overall than Honda. ...
Hybrids Selling Despite Tough Circumstances
KickingTires —
... Reported US Sales of Hybrids Up 11.4% in October Year-on-Year; 2.9% New Vehicle Share for the Month (Green Car Congress) ...
Hybrids Selling Despite Tough Circumstances
Car News Articles —
... sales were pretty much flat. According to Autodata, October 2009 saw 838,052 units sold, while October 2008 had 838,156.
Why is this significant? Hybrids managed this increase despite relatively low gas prices and a slumping economy.
Toyota, not surprisingly, sold the most hybrids (18,757 units), a 15% increase year on year, while Ford followed in second (2,282 units) with a 14.3% increase year on year.
Reported US Sales of Hybrids Up 11.4% in October Year-on-Year; 2.9% New Vehicle Share for the ...
Chrysler Disbands ENVI Electric Vehicle Group; Function Absorbed into Traditional Line Organization
Green Car Congress —
... Marchionne told reporters and analysts electric cars would only represent “one to two percent” of Chrysler’s sales by 2014, equivalent to less than 60,000 vehicles—a percentage consistent with the current proportion of hybrid to conventional vehicle sales for all OEMs in the US with the exception of Toyota. (Earlier post.) ...
