Hybrid sales drop off for August; even Prius records a 37.5% decline
Filed under: Hybrid, Ford, Toyota, Green Daily
2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image gallery
One month of dreary sales does not spell the end of the hybrid, but the numbers reported for August do hint that without a rise in gas prices, sales of hybrid cars and trucks will likely continue to suffer. As a whole, hybrid sales dropped 40.4 percent this August compared to a year ago and even the industry’s volume leader, the Toyota Prius, didn’t escape from posting plunging sales results. Sales of the Prius plummeted 37.5 percent from August 2009 and dropped off 16.3 percent compared to July’s posted numbers. Combined, Toyota and Lexus witnessed a 36.2 percent decline from a year ago, while Ford fared better by posting a 17.1 percent drop in year-over-year numbers.
In all fairness, hybrid sales were boosted last August by the government’s Cash for Clunkers program, but this summer’s low gas prices continue to bear the burden of the blame for the hybrid fall out. Toyota remains in the number one spot and posted 15,444 sales last month. Ford sits in second place and moved 3,894 hybrid vehicles off dealer lots in August while Honda holds onto third with 3,485 sales. It’s getting redundant, but Toyota still leads the hybrid market. Anyone want to make bets on when that will change?
[Source: Green Car Advisor, Autoblog]
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12 VDC 5-PIN RELAY SOCKET
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Video: Top Gear USA runs with the bulls
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Lamborghini
Top Gear USA runs with the bulls – Click above to see the video after the jump
While everyone and their mother seems to have made Top Gear USA bashing the new national pastime, you might want to take a look at the newest video tease it’s just released. While the appeal of the BBC show undoubtedly revolves around the chemistry between its three mismatched hosts, at its core, it’s a show about cars. So even if we’re not certain the three American hosts can live up to the legacy established by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, perhaps they really don’t need to.
Top Gear USA isn’t a replacement for the BBC show after all – it’s more of a spin-off. And as long as the production values stay high – and from the looks of it, they have – it’s just more car pr0n for all of us. Case in point: the video you’ll see after the jump. The storyline is fairly straightforward: Round up the baddest Lamborghinis from the corral – Superleggera, Balboni and SuperVeloce – and open them up so we can see what they’ll do. Can there possibly be a loser? Maybe the matador. Follow the jump to see the Top Gear USA guys on their run with the bulls. Thanks to everyone for the tips!
[Source: The History Channel via YouTube]
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Fuller Tool 135-0916 16-Piece Precision Screwdriver Set
Fuller Tool 135-0916 16-Piece Precision Screwdriver Set
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