November 2014: The not-so-down-is-the-new-up edition
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November 2014: The not-so-down-is-the-new-up edition
Filed under: Diesel, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, United States
Last month, Nissan and BMW helped stem a disconcerting (for green-car watchers, at least) trend of declining year-over-year sales, as increased demand for the Japanese and German automakers' plug-in models made November slightly less painful than October. The year-over year decline of hybrid, plug-in and diesel sales narrowed to 10 percent in November from 13 percent in October, as Americans bought more than 43,000 new green cars. Last month's plug-in sales reversed their temporary decline, increasing 5.9 percent from a year earlier to more than 7,800 vehicles, not including the Tesla Model S (Tesla doesn't break out monthly nor North American sales).
Beyond those automakers, though, things looked more dour as falling gas prices may have yet again pulled people away from more fuel-efficient vehicles. Average US gas prices are down about a quarter a gallon from a month ago to $2.75, according to AAA.
US automakers Ford and General Motors also faltered. Ford green-car sales were down 18 percent from a year earlier on sales declines of the Fusion and C-Max hybrid and plug-in hybrid lines. GM was pulled down by the Chevrolet Volt extended-range plug-in, whose sales plunged 30 percent from a year earlier to 1,336 units. Overall, GM green-car sales dropped 28 percent from a year earlier to 2,617 units.
Through November, green-car sales fell 6.4 percent from a year earlier to about 558,000 units. Plug-in sales were up 30 percent to more than 90,000 units.
November 2014: The not-so-down-is-the-new-up edition originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Wed, 03 Dec 2014 19:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Last month, Nissan and BMW helped stem a disconcerting (for green-car watchers, at least) trend of declining year-over-year sales, as increased demand for the Japanese and German automakers' plug-in models made November slightly less painful than October. The year-over year decline of hybrid, plug-in and diesel sales narrowed to 10 percent in November from 13 percent in October, as Americans bought more than 43,000 new green cars. Last month's plug-in sales reversed their temporary decline, increasing 5.9 percent from a year earlier to more than 7,800 vehicles, not including the Tesla Model S (Tesla doesn't break out monthly nor North American sales).
The Nissan Leaf had its best-ever November.
The Nissan Leaf had its best-ever November, boosting sales 34 percent from a year earlier to 2,687 units. Bimmer continued to make an impact with its newer plug-ins, moving 816 i3 battery-electrics and 126 i8 plug-in hybrids. Also on the positive side of the ledger were both Porsche and Daimler's Smart division. Porsche's green-car sales were up more than fivefold to 530 units, primarily on its diesel models, while the Smart ForTwo ED battery-electric doubled year-earlier sales to a monthly-record 313 units.Beyond those automakers, though, things looked more dour as falling gas prices may have yet again pulled people away from more fuel-efficient vehicles. Average US gas prices are down about a quarter a gallon from a month ago to $2.75, according to AAA.
Toyota Prius sales continued to fall.
Likely as a result, Toyota Prius sales continued to fall, with the model's four variants' sales declining 13 percent from a year earlier to 13,957 units. Camry and Avalon Hybrid sales each dropped more than 20 percent, while Lexus hybrid sales fell 6.1 percent. Overall, Toyota's green-car sales dropped 14 percent from a year earlier to 21,213 units.US automakers Ford and General Motors also faltered. Ford green-car sales were down 18 percent from a year earlier on sales declines of the Fusion and C-Max hybrid and plug-in hybrid lines. GM was pulled down by the Chevrolet Volt extended-range plug-in, whose sales plunged 30 percent from a year earlier to 1,336 units. Overall, GM green-car sales dropped 28 percent from a year earlier to 2,617 units.
Even Honda, which had shown green-car sales increases all year, wasn't spared.
Volkswagen green-car sales fell 17 percent from a year earlier to 5,644 units, as diesel demand declined. And even Honda, which had shown green-car sales increases all year, wasn't spared in November. While Accord Hybrid sales doubled from a year earlier to 1,094 units, sales were down across the board with Honda's other green-car models, pulling sales down 13 percent from a year earlier to 2,087 units.Through November, green-car sales fell 6.4 percent from a year earlier to about 558,000 units. Plug-in sales were up 30 percent to more than 90,000 units.
November 2014: The not-so-down-is-the-new-up edition originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Wed, 03 Dec 2014 19:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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