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February 6, 2011: Ford to raise US factory production 13 percent in the first quarter; Ford cites higher demand for Ford and Lincoln brand cars and trucks, and further increases are likely through the year. Meanwhile GM will ramp up production of the Chevy Volt (just joking)
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With all the talk and all the news about hybrids and coal-powered cars, I had thought that these automobiles would have had a good year. I was surprised to see the statistics.
Americans prefer pick-up trucks to hybrids.
Americans purchased 272,282 hybrid vehicles last year, off 6% from 2009. They bought more than 1.6 million trucks, a 16% increase, according to the Edmunds.com data.Hybrid vehicle sales fell 6 percent. Wow.
Truck sales, mostly pickup trucks, rose 16 percent. Wow.
The number one vehicle sold in the US last year: the Ford F-150 pickup truck, a 38 percent increase from 2009. The Ford F-150 jumped from third spot to first spot.
The number two vehicle was the Toyota Camry (but still the bestselling car) which had held the top spot for nine consecutive years. The Toyota Camry was the only vehicle in the top ten list that actually had a drop in sales from the previous year. The Camry struggled due to reports of its braking problems.
The second best-selling truck was Chevrolet's Silverado 1500.
A surprising story, especially in light of all the stories about hybrids. Very, very interesting. I really thought there would have been more coal-powered cars sold.
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