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TABLE 5-10 - U.S. Hybrid Vehicle Salesa: 2004-2009

Monday, September 10, 2012

TABLE 5-10 - U.S. Hybrid Vehicle Salesa: 2004-2009

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Thousands of vehicles

  Domesticb Imported Total hybrid sales Total vehicle sales
2004 3 81 84 17,299
2005 16 190 206 17,445
2006 24 229 254 17,049
2007 78 275 353 16,460
2008 86 230 316 13,493
2009 82 208 290 10,601

a Sales includes leased vehicles and fleet sales.

b Includes cars produced in Canada and Mexico.

NOTES: The first domestic hybrid vehicle was not introduced in the U.S. market until 2004. See glossary for definition of Hybrid vehicle. Wards is a reliable source and has covered the auto industry for more than 80 years.

SOURCES: U.S. Hybrid Sales: Ward's Automotive Group, WardsAuto.com, personal communication, April 2010; Total Vehicle Sales: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-19, available at http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/ as of November 2010.