US Sales of Hybrids Up 3.6% Year-on-Year in August 2008

tripp · 09-04-2008, 01:33 PM

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Reported US sales of hybrids from the major automakers rose 3.6% in August 2008 compared to the same month the year before to 26,045 units. This represented a 2.08% new vehicle market share for the month, on total light duty vehicles sales of 1,249,793 units, as reported by Autodata. The August 2008 results fell short of the current August sales record of 26,249 units hit in 2006.

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nyty-nyt · 09-04-2008, 04:41 PM

the Cadillac Escalade two-mode hybrid posted 1 unit. Ouch.

Yeah, but they brought in 70 grand for it.

I wonder if the new Honda Insight will add to these numbers, or shift sales away from something else.

spwolf · 09-04-2008, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by nyty-nyt

the Cadillac Escalade two-mode hybrid posted 1 unit. Ouch.

Yeah, but they brought in 70 grand for it.

I wonder if the new Honda Insight will add to these numbers, or shift sales away from something else.

problem with sales right now is that they are maxing out their capacity to build hybrids... Next year, with Prius doubling capacity, new RX, new lexus/prius, and new Insight, i would expect these sales to actually double from this year.

miscrms · 09-04-2008, 08:02 PM

Those are pretty big numbers considering Prius' were still in really short supply.

Rybold · 09-05-2008, 02:25 AM

The reason the numbers aren't higher is because everyone is still waiting in line on the "waiting list" ... any day now ... any day.

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Originally Posted by nyty-nyt

the Cadillac Escalade two-mode hybrid posted 1 unit. Ouch.

It was sold here in Orange County because I saw it on the road about a week ago with the cardboard dealer plates still on it. That must be the coveted vehicle for the Paris Hilton's of this world. The "hybrid" is not about the earth to them - it's about "it's cool, but I don't know what the hell it does" factor. "It's better than the regular Escalade. It's like a Gold Edition, but it's like Green Edition or something. It costs more than a regular Escalade." .. "It weighs 6,000 lbs, but dude, it's a hybrid! I'm going green! Haha. Whatever the hell that means."

PriusSport · 09-09-2008, 04:25 PM

The data are meaningless. Try to buy a hybrid. They are sold out. Demand is greater than supply. That's all you have to know.

09-04-2008, 04:41 PM	#2
nyty-nyt Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 120 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: Package: Touring Package (Canada) Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts Friends: 0	Re: US Sales of Hybrids Up 3.6% Year-on-Year in August 2008 the Cadillac Escalade two-mode hybrid posted 1 unit. Ouch. Yeah, but they brought in 70 grand for it. I wonder if the new Honda Insight will add to these numbers, or shift sales away from something else.

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miscrms Plug Envious Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,356 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: #4 Thanks: 6 Thanked 116 Times in 76 Posts Friends: 4	Re: US Sales of Hybrids Up 3.6% Year-on-Year in August 2008 Those are pretty big numbers considering Prius' were still in really short supply.

09-09-2008, 04:25 PM	#6
PriusSport Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: SE PA Posts: 1,072 My Car: 2008 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 21 Times in 20 Posts Friends: 0	Re: US Sales of Hybrids Up 3.6% Year-on-Year in August 2008 The data are meaningless. Try to buy a hybrid. They are sold out. Demand is greater than supply. That's all you have to know.

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