Chevy Volt sales drop to 603, Nissan moves 676 Leafs in January

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, Nissan

This one has got to hurt. After a record-best 1,529 units sold in December, sales of the Chevrolet Volt dropped to just 603 in January, part of an overall decline in GM model sales compared to the last month of 2011. The good news in this less-than-half drop? If you [...]

A word on Nissan Leaf sales, orders and reservation numbers [w/poll]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, AutoblogGreen Exclusive

What’s up with the sales, orders and reservations of the Nissan Leaf? Nissan loudly trumpeted the 20,000 reservations it originally collected back in September, 2010 and Nissan’s Mark Perry recently told AutoblogGreen that, since then, that number has climbed to around 26,000. Where do things stand today? That’s not exactly [...]

Global hybrid and plug-in truck sales will almost double this year

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid

Global hybrid and plug-in truck sales will almost double this year as more companies and public entities turn to advanced powertrains to cut fuel costs, green-technology research firm Pike Research said.
In 2012, hybrid and electric-drive truck sales around the world will reach about 19,000 vehicles and will increase by more than 45 [...]

Ford F-150 EcoBoost hits 100,000 sales

Filed under: MPG, Ford

Ford bet big on the combination of light duty pickup trucks and boosted V6 power, and it appears the gamble has paid off. The Detroit News reports that Ford has reached 100,000 F-150 sales in 2011, just as the automaker promised it would.
Overall, EcoBoost models accounted for 40 percent of all F-150 [...]

Say what? Mitsubishi looking to plug-ins to make up 50% of sales by 2020

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi’s i-MiEV first rolled out for Japanese fleet sales in 2009, and it’s been on sale to the general public in Japan for 18 months. Since then, the car has become available in several European markets and even picked up a 500-unit order from the government of Estonia. Overall sales have been [...]

Mitsubishi i sales plan moved up in U.S., Mirage EV coming in 2013

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mitsubishi, USA

Why wait? That’s the question that Mitsubishi president Osamu Masuko doesn’t want Americans asking when it comes to purchasing a brand new Mitsubishi i. Thus, he has reportedly moved the nationwide on-sale date for the better-than-you-thought i in the U.S. from the end of 2012 to the middle of next year. [...]

Volt sales climb to 1,139, Leaf drops to 672 in November

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, Nissan

The Chevy Volt continues to increase its monthly sales figures, trending upward a little bit compared to October and way up over the doldrums of the summer months. In July, for example, GM sold just 125 Volts. In November, the company sold 1,139 units.
Even with this good news, it’s nearly [...]

Tata Nano gets upgrades, looks to beat sluggish sales

Filed under: MPG, Tata

Tata is out to battle lukewarm demand for the company’s Nano with a range of improvements to the world’s least-expensive new vehicle. Engineers have upped the Nano’s power and fuel efficiency while decreasing emissions at the same time. The vehicle’s 624-cc engine now produces a whopping 37.5 horsepower, enough to help the [...]

Scion sets 2012 iQ sales target at up to 2,000/month

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, MPG, Scion, Lightweight, USA

According to Ward’s Auto, Scion is confident enough in its upcoming iQ minicar that a U.S. sales target of 1,000 to 2,000 units per month has been set. While that may not sound like much, remember that the iQ will have a staggered rollout across the U.S., beginning with [...]

Citroen says diesel HYbrid4 version will account for 20% of DS5 sales

Filed under: Hybrid, Citroen

The totally redesigned Citroen DS5 will hit dealerships in November 2011 in France and elsewhere (including China, Russia and Latin America). So, too, will the diesel HYbrid4 version of the DS5.
Though pricey (approximately £30,000 or $47,700 U.S. at today’s exchange rate), Citroen says the diesel electric version of the DS5 will account [...]

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