Hybrid Car Sales, January 2008
A new year brings a new record for hybrid car sales. With an increase of 27% over last years, car makers sold 22,392 units in the month of ...

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As usual, Toyota sold the most hybrids, 18,652 units sold, or 83.3% of the market. It was also a 30.2% increase from last January for the automaker. Prius made up a bulk of their hybrid car sales (over half the market total) with 11,379 units sold, an increase of 37% from last year.
The Toyota Camry Hybrid remains the second most popular hybrid car in America. Toyota sold 3,750 units in January, a 34% increase from last year. The Highlander Hybrid also increased sales by 18% to 2,143 units sold.
Lexus hybrid car sales were down from last year, 62% for the GS 450h and 3% for the RX 400h.
Honda Hybrid sales were down from last year, 2% for the Honda Civic Hybrid and 81% for the retired Honda Accord Hybrid.
Make | Model | Jan-07 | Jan-08 | % Change |
Honda | Accord | 248 | 48 | -81% |
Honda | Civic | 1,783 | 1,745 | -2% |
Honda | Insight | 0 | 0 | - |
Toyota | Prius | 8,299 | 11,379 | 37% |
Toyota | Highlander | 1,810 | 2,143 | 18% |
Toyota | Camry | 2,801 | 3,750 | 34% |
Toyota | GS 450h | 167 | 64 | -62% |
Toyota | RX 400h | 1,245 | 1,211 | -3% |
Toyota | LS600hL | 0 | 105 | - |
Ford | Escape/Mariner | 1,238 | 1,474 | 19% |
Nissan | Altima | 0 | 473 | - |
Total | 17591 | 22392 | 27% | |
Make | Model | Cumulative, 2006 | Cumulative, 2007 | % Change |
Honda | Accord | 248 | 48 | -81% |
Honda | Civic | 1783 | 1745 | -2% |
Honda | Insight | 0 | 0 | - |
Toyota | Prius | 8299 | 11379 | 37% |
Toyota | Highlander | 1810 | 2143 | 18% |
Toyota | Camry | 2801 | 3750 | 34% |
Toyota | GS 450h | 167 | 64 | -62% |
Toyota | RX 400h | 1245 | 1211 | -3% |
Toyota | LS600hL | 0 | 105 | - |
Ford | Escape/Mariner | 1238 | 1474 | 19% |
Nissan | Altima | 0 | 473 | - |
Total | 17591 | 22392 | 27% |