Hybrid sales as a share of the total market in October were just shy of 2 percent, their best performance since March, just before the supply shortages began and modestly below 2010 shares where supply was not an issue.
The Toyota Prius had its best month since April, which was when supply constraints began. Even after the impact of Japan’s tsunami, Prius sales have broken 100,000 units for the year and will likely be well above 125,000 for the entire year.Hybrid sales increased by 14 percent as compared to last month, although they were still down by 17 percent from year-ago levels.
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