Fact #514: April 14, 2008
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 2007 there were thirteen other hybrid vehicles offered. Total hybrid sales were about 350,000 in 2007 which is an increase of about 40% over total 2006 sales.
Hybrid Vehicle Sales in the U.S., 1999-2007
Supporting Information
| Model | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Insight | 17 | 3,788 | 4,726 | 2,216 | 1,200 | 583 | 666 | 722 | - |
| Toyota Prius | - | 5,562 | 15,556 | 20,119 | 24,600 | 53,991 | 107,897 | 106,971 | 181,221 |
| Honda Civic | - | - | - | 13,700 | 21,800 | 25,571 | 18,797 | 31,251 | 32,575 |
| Ford Escape | - | - | - | - | - | 2,993 | 15,800 | 20,149 | 21,386 |
| Honda Accord | - | - | - | - | - | 1,061 | 16,826 | 5,598 | 3,405 |
| Lexus RX 400h | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20,674 | 20,161 | 17,291 |
| Toyota Highlander | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17,989 | 31,485 | 22,052 |
| Mercury Mariner | - | - | - | - | - | - | 998 | 3,174 | 3,722 |
| Lexus GS 450h | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,784 | 1,645 |
| Toyota Camry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31,341 | 54,477 |
| Nissan Altima | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8,388 |
| Saturn Vue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4,403 |
| Lexus LS600hL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 937 |
| Saturn Aura | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 772 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels & Advanced Vehicles Data Center, HEV Sales by Model. | |||||||||
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