Even in these days of topsy-turvy fuel prices, automakers have learned that slapping a hybrid badge on a vehicle doesn't automatically guarantee strong sales.
U.S. sales of hybrid vehicles through October show the segment evolving into a respectable niche. Not counting the Saturn Vue Green Line, which just went on sale, 211,134 hybrids were sold through October, up from 171,523 in the comparable 2005 period. Hybrids still account for just 1.5 percent of new vehicle sales.
But some hybrids, such as the Honda Accord, aren't flying off dealer lots.
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