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Hybrid vehicle sales in the United States are on the rise, substantially in fact. Comparing reported November sales the US saw an 82% year-on-year increase to reach 33,233 total units, which represents 2.8% of all light-duty vehicles sold during the month. In fact, the total hybrid sales are actually a bit higher as (unfortunately) General Motors doesn’t list its hybrid sales separately, so it’s not reported in the total.

In the domestic department, total light-duty vehicle sales in the US dropped 1.6% year-on-year in November to 1,179,848 units, according to Autodata, with sales of light trucks dropping 7.4% and sales of passenger cars increasing 5.5%. Ford turned in strong results for its Escape and Mariner hybrids, with combined sales up 50% from the year before to 2,224 units, representing 15.2% of combined model sales.

As for the foreign car makers, Toyota posted a strong month with Prius sales hitting 16,737 units, up 109% from the year before. Camry Hybrid turned in 5,118 units, up 65% from the year before and representing 14.5% of all Camry models sold. Sales of the Highlander Hybrid were back up after a slump for several months to 2,577 units—an increase of 55% from November 2006 and representing 20.9% of all Highlander models sold. Honda’s Civic Hybrid posted 3,238 units, up 47% from November 2006 and representing 12.9% of all Civic sales in the month. The Accord Hybrid posted 204 units (0.9% of all Accord sales), down 34% from the year before. Nissan had its best month yet for the Altima Hybrid, with 1,191 units representing 6% of all Altima sales. The Altima Hybrid is sold in only eight states.

One thing is for certain, hybrids are coming. Go green!

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