Fact #462: March 26, 2007
Historical U.S. Hybrid Vehicle Sales
Hybrid vehicles have been sold in the U.S. since the Honda Insight went on the market in 1999. The Toyota Prius continues to be the best selling hybrid, but in 2006 there were nine other hybrid vehicles offered. Total hybrid sales were about 250,000 in 2006.
Hybrid Vehicle Sales in the U.S., 1999-2006
Supporting Information
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Insight | 17 | 3,800 | 4,700 | 2,200 | 1,200 | 600 | 700 | 700 | 13,900 |
| Toyota Prius | - | 5,600 | 15,600 | 20,100 | 24,600 | 54,000 | 107,900 | 107,000 | 334,700 |
| Honda Civic | - | - | - | 13,700 | 21,800 | 26,000 | 25,900 | 31,300 | 118,600 |
| Ford Escape | - | - | - | - | - | 2,600 | 15,800 | 19,200 | 37,600 |
| Ford Mariner | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,600 | 3,400 | 5,000 |
| Honda Accord | - | - | - | - | - | 700 | 16,800 | 5,600 | 23,100 |
| Toyota Highlander | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18,000 | 31,500 | 49,500 |
| Lexus RX 400h | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20,700 | 20,200 | 40,800 |
| Toyota Camry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31,300 | 31,300 |
| GS 450h | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,800 | 1,800 |
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Source: Compiled from J.D. Powers and Electric Drive Transportation Association by Anant Vyas, Argonne National Laboratory, 2007. | |||||||||
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