Hybrid Vehicle Registration in 2006

R.L. Polk released information relating to their latest survey on new hybrid car registration in the US in 2006. Nationwide, registrations ...

R.L. Polk released information relating to their latest survey on new hybrid car registration in the US in 2006. Nationwide, registrations hit 254,545 units, a 28 percent increase from 2005. (2005 survey of new hybrid registrations)

As you can see from the table below, California by itself registers over a quarter of the hybrids. Florida, Texas, New York, Virginia, Illinois, and Washington make up another 25.8%. Given that, it's not surprising to see three of the top 10 metro areas are in California.
             Table 1 - Top 10 Hybrid States (2006 Calendar Year)

Rank State Total New Share of U.S.
Hybrid Registrations Hybrid Volume (%)

1 California 67,533 26.5
2 Florida 12,900 5.1
3 Texas 12,550 4.9
4 New York 11,634 4.6
5 Virginia 10,424 4.1
6 Illinois 9,495 3.7
7 Washington 8,650 3.4
8 Pennsylvania 8,407 3.3
9 Massachusetts 7,365 2.9
10 New Jersey 7,021 2.8
Combined Top 10 155,979 61.3

Source: R. L. Polk & Co. U.S. New Hybrid Registrations, 2006 Calendar
Year.

Table 2 - Top 10 Hybrid Metro Markets (2006 Calendar Year)

Rank Market (DMA(R)) Total New Share of U.S.
Hybrid Registrations Hybrid Volume (%)

1 Los Angeles 30,989 12.2
2 San Francisco 20,625 8.1
3 New York 14,200 5.6
4 Washington D.C. 11,405 4.5
5 Boston 7,795 3.1
6 Chicago 7,622 3.0
7 Seattle 7,244 2.8
8 Philadelphia 6,848 2.7
9 San Diego 5,131 2.0
10 Denver 4,954 1.9
Combined Top 10 116,813 45.9
Source: R. L. Polk & Co. U.S. New Hybrid Registrations, 2006 Calendar
Year.

Hybrids made up just over 1.5 percent of the car market, with the Prius leading the pack with 42.8 percent of the hybrid market. In second place was the Toyota Highlander and then the Honda Civic, taking 12.5 percent and 12.3 percent. Overall, Toyota/Lexus had more than 75 percent of all new hybrid registrations

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