Ford, Honda vie for second place in U.S. hybrid sales
Ford Motor Co. is gaining on Honda Motor Co. for the No. 2 spot among hybrid vehicle sellers in the United States.
Toyota Motor Corp. leads all automakers in U.S. hybrid sales by a wide margin, selling more than all of its rivals combined.
Paced by the Ford Fusion and Escape hybrids, Ford sold 26,016 hybrid vehicles during the first nine months of 2009 -- a 73 percent gain in hybrid vehicle sales compared with the same period a year ago, according to figures compiled by the Automotive News Data Center.
Honda, led by the Insight and Civic hybrids, held the No. 2 spot. It sold 29,958 hybrids during the nine-month period, a gain of 8 percent from the year-earlier period.
Toyota continues to sell the vast majority of U.S. hybrids, with a total of 144,351 over the nine months. But with Prius sales down 20 percent, Toyota's total U.S. hybrid sales fell 28 percent in the first nine months.
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Toyota Motor Corp. leads all automakers in U.S. hybrid sales by a wide margin, selling more than all of its rivals combined.
Paced by the Ford Fusion and Escape hybrids, Ford sold 26,016 hybrid vehicles during the first nine months of 2009 -- a 73 percent gain in hybrid vehicle sales compared with the same period a year ago, according to figures compiled by the Automotive News Data Center.
Honda, led by the Insight and Civic hybrids, held the No. 2 spot. It sold 29,958 hybrids during the nine-month period, a gain of 8 percent from the year-earlier period.
Toyota continues to sell the vast majority of U.S. hybrids, with a total of 144,351 over the nine months. But with Prius sales down 20 percent, Toyota's total U.S. hybrid sales fell 28 percent in the first nine months.
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