The number of all light vehicles sold declined about 18% from 2007 to 2008, while the number of hybrid vehicles sold declined about 11%. Five new hybrid models were sold in 2008; other than those, the only hybrid model that sold more in 2008 than in 2007 was the Nissan Altima. Despite the downturn in sales, the Toyota Prius continues to dominate hybrid sales.
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Sales by Model, 1999-2008
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| Vehicle | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Insight | 17 | 3,788 | 4,726 | 2,216 | 1,200 | 583 | 666 | 722 | 0 | 0 | 13,918 |
| Toyota Prius | 5,562 | 15,556 | 20,119 | 24,600 | 53,991 | 107,897 | 106,971 | 181,221 | 158,574 | 674,491 | |
| Honda Civic | 13,700 | 21,800 | 25,571 | 25,864 | 31,251 | 32,575 | 31,297 | 182,058 | |||
| Ford Escape | 2,993 | 18,797 | 20,149 | 21,386 | 17,173 | 80,498 | |||||
| Honda Accord | 1,061 | 16,826 | 5,598 | 3,405 | 196 | 27,086 | |||||
| Lexus RX400h | 20,674 | 20,161 | 17,291 | 15,200 | 73,326 | ||||||
| Toyota Highlander | 17,989 | 31,485 | 22,052 | 19,441 | 90,967 | ||||||
| Mercury Mariner | 998 | 3,174 | 3,722 | 2,329 | 10,223 | ||||||
| Lexus GS 450h | 1,784 | 1,645 | 678 | 4,107 | |||||||
| Toyota Camry | 31,341 | 54,477 | 46,272 | 132,090 | |||||||
| Nissan Altima | 8,388 | 8,819 | 17,207 | ||||||||
| Saturn Vue | 4,403 | 2,920 | 7,323 | ||||||||
| Lexus LS600hL | 937 | 907 | 1,844 | ||||||||
| Saturn Aura | 772 | 285 | 1,057 | ||||||||
| Chevy Tahoe | 3,745 | 3,745 | |||||||||
| GMC Yukon | 1,610 | 1,610 | |||||||||
| Chevy Malibu | 2,093 | 2,093 | |||||||||
| Cadillac Escalade | 801 | 801 | |||||||||
| Chrysler Aspen | 46 | 46 | |||||||||
| Total | 17 | 9,350 | 20,282 | 36,035 | 47,600 | 84,199 | 209,711 | 252,636 | 352,274 | 312,386 | 1,288,764 |
Source: Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Technologies Center, | |||||||||||