US Sales of Hybrids in November Up 13.8% Year-on-Year

Sales of hybrids in the US in November rose to 18,283 units, up 13.8% from the 16,065 sold in November 2005. The October 2006 tally does not yet include sales of GM’s VUE Green Line Hybrid.

Total light duty vehicle sales in November in the US increased 2.9% from the year prior, with sales of light trucks up 6.3% and sales of passenger cars down 1.1% year-on-year. In November, hybrids represented 1.52% of the new car market—an increase from the 1.38% share in November 2005, but a slight decrease from the 1.54% share in October 2006.

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Homer008 - 12/6/2006 10:36:32 PM

+1 Boost

Gas price is rising, hello?

racer_65 - 12/7/2006 1:41:40 AM

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Buying a hybrid is like making a donation to a car company, most notably to Toyota. Any money you might save is already absorbed by the car company the moment you make the purchase.

The "green" promo toward these cars is overrated. It still takes a polluting factory to make the cars, and when the batteries eventually go dead, nobody knows how they can be recycled.

racer_65 - 12/7/2006 1:41:46 AM

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Buying a hybrid is like making a donation to a car company, most notably to Toyota. Any money you might save is already absorbed by the car company the moment you make the purchase.

The "green" promo toward these cars is overrated. It still takes a polluting factory to make the cars, and when the batteries eventually go dead, nobody knows how they can be recycled.

XYZZ - 12/8/2006 2:42:21 AM

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the CR analysis which compared the hybrids vs. gas equivalents showed hybrid owners "made back" the premium within 3 years; ALL subsequent savings were GRAVY.

however, they erred in comparing the prius vs. the corolla, a SMALLER vehicle with less standard options.
(camry hybrid was not out at the time)

if the comparison had been made prius vs. mid-priced camry, the prius buyer came out AHEAD from the START. with the fed tax credit (since reduced), the prius buyer was effectively PAID to buy one!