[bwilson4web]

http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr/tms/t...es-100802.aspx

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Toyota Division passenger cars recorded an all-time, best-ever month with sales of 142,529 units, up 32.4 percent over the same period last year. Camry and Camry Hybrid remained Toyota’s volume leader in August, and posted an all-time, best-ever month with combined monthly sales of 54,396 units, up 28.2 percent over August 2008. The Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted August sales of 18,886 units, up 45.7 percent from the year-ago month. Corolla recorded sales of 43,061 units, up 51.9 percent over last August. Yaris reported sales of 4,797units for the month.
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The other Toyota divisions are doing well too. Also, I've seen articles that Ford is doing nicely too!

Two other favorite sources:

http://www.hybridcars.com/hybrid-sal...dashboard.html
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2009...0902.html#more

Summary:

• Regular hybrid sedans: (1) Nissan Altima, (2) Ford Fusion, and (3) Camry
• Honda Insight: 4,226 ... way to go!
• Lowest seller: LS600hL - at over $100k/each, the 10 represented a million dollars worth of business
• 3% of market for third month in a row

Bob Wilson