Ford may pass Honda as second best hybrid seller in U.S.

[TheOtherDave™]

Filed under: Hybrid, Ford, Honda, Toyota, USA 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery There's no doubt about which automaker leads the hybrid vehicle race. Toyota - and particularly the Japanese automaker's Prius hybrid hatchback - outsells all other manufacturers combined. In total, Automotive News (sub. req'd) calculates that Toyota sold 144,351 hybrid vehicles in the first nine months of 2009, which actually represents a 28-percent drop from the previous year. Coming in second place so far this year is Honda, but that position is currently in jeopardy. The 26,016 hybrid vehicles sold by Ford in the first nine months of the year represents an impressive 73-percent gain from last year. Honda has sold 29,958 hybrids so far in '09, representing a much smaller 8-percent increase. In both July and September, Ford actually sold more hybrids than Honda. In other words, Ford, led by its Escape Hybrid and new-for-2010 Fusion Hybrid, is gaining on Honda at a very rapid pace. Moving on down the line, General Motors slots in at number four with 12,556 total hybrid so far this year and Nissan's 7,713 units make it the number five hybrid seller in the U.S. Gallery: ABG Garage: 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid Limited [Source: Automotive News - Sub. Req'd]Ford may pass Honda as second best hybrid seller in U.S. originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments More...

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