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Hybrid Vehicles Hybrids Success in the Marketplace - Hybrid Sales Numbers
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| Toyota sold 277,750 hybrid vehicles in 2007, up 44 percent from 2006. | |
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger drafted legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions and increase fuel efficiency at nearly double the rate the federal government and EPA set a goal for. 16 other states followed this legislation, basing theirs on the groundbraking work in California. Now Governor Schwarzenegger plans to sue the federal government over its decision not to allow a California plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Is there any greater advocate from 2007? P.Fezziwig, administrator for CarRepairRatings.com
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Replying to: landrigan (Jan 07, 2008 9:14 am) 2008 automotive predictions |
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Hybrid sales in Mar-2008 have set records again. Prius - 20,635 Camry - 6,930 Highlander - 2,239 Rx400h - 1,570 LS600 - 113 GS450h - 65 Toyota Total 31,552 Honda Civic & Accord sold total of 3,782 and total of Toyota & Honda is 35,334. SUV's & PU's have gone down while CUV's and many small cars have gone up. The Top-4 companies (GM, Ford, Toyota & Chrysler) have suffered sales declines of 10 % +. Timing for them to push into Hybrids. |
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link title With $4-a-gallon gasoline seemingly just around the corner, sales of high-mileage diesels and hybrid-electric vehicles are expected to triple by the middle of the next decade, according to a new study by J.D. Power & Associates. Power predicts the two technologies will achieve a combined 17 percent of the U.S. new car and light truck market by 2015, in part driven by the auto industry’s need to meet the recently-enacted 35 mile per gallon federal fuel economy mandate. Diesels and hybrids won’t be the only way to deliver 35 mpg by 2020. The new J.D. Power study foresees a big surge in the use of 4-cylinder engines. Manufacturers also are expected to turn to lighter weight materials, since lower mass means higher mileage. Automakers are already seeing a shift in product mix, with a steady increase in the sale of small cars, even as big pickups and SUV lose market share. New technologies, such as Ford’s direct-injection EcoBoost engines. Are designed to permit the use of smaller, more fuel-efficient powertrains with a minimal sacrifice in performance. |
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As gas prices stay high or continue to climb we will see Hybrids seem attractive to more and more customers. Here are some I see: Minivan market: Toyota and Honda need to make a Hybrid mini-van. Some families just need the minivan space...so a hybrid in this market with even 20% fuel improvement would sell like hotcakes. Small Luxury market: Many of the Lexus and Acura owners are not swimming in money they just want to buy a high quality car. So there is certainly a opportunity for a Luxury Hybrid that gets mileage closer to Prius than LS600. Fun Market: A convertible Hybrid would clean up!! Imagine a Toyota Solara convertible hybrid. Or a Mazda Miata hybrid! There are none in the market yet...but just one would gobble up all the FUN GREEN people out there. |
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None at the Mazda dealer. Tribute Hybrid not sold nationwide. None at the VW dealer. None at the Chrysler dealer. None at BMW dealer. None at Nissan dealer. Altima Hybrid not sold nationwide. None at Hyundai dealer. None Mercedes dealer. None at Kia dealer. If you had to predict when hybrids will be available from all the major manufacturer's in the US, what year would you predict? And yes, I realize that Toyota is doing a fantastic job selling hybrids, I'm just surprised there are not more choices.
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Replying to: moparbad (Apr 20, 2008 7:11 pm) |
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Replying to: moparbad (Apr 20, 2008 7:11 pm) Just goes to show how far Toyota (and Honda to a lesser degree) REALLY got ahead of everyone by foreseeing the market feasibility of the hybrids. |
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We are a very large store in VA. 1 out of every 2 internet inquiries is about the Prius. How, How much, when, which packages. At the beginning of April we had 50 on the ground and enroute. At the beginning of May there were 2 on the ground and all the ones enroute had been sold. In the last 5 days every one has lasted less then one day on the ground. Most of the inbounds for the end of the month are spoken for. 48-50 mpg gets attention. The Camry hybrid is solid but nowhere near the interest of the Prius. The Highlander hybrid is languishing. By intent I think. GM is the next big influence IMO. They have a whole fleet of real capable vehicles just about to hit over the next 1-3 years. Not the mild hybrids that are here now but the new 2-Modes. Ford will have several new ones as well. Chrysler is wondering when Y2K will get here. They also have no intention to crowd dealer lots with tiny small vehicles that have no margin when fuel is only $.90 a gallon. |
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