Diesel sales booming in the US, Hybrid numbers dip 2%

Yet another proof that in the short to medium term, diesel is the real option for real world motorists who want to continue to enjoy their car while saving money and saving mother earth.

2011 sales in the US bumped 27.4% compared to 2010 and this is an example of how people decide with their wallet the best way to protect the planet.

While 27.4 per cent is a nice fat number, the actual number of diesel passenger cars sold in the United States is very small, that is to say they are less than 10 per cent of total vehicle sales, in fact diesel cars account for about 6% of new car sales in the States.

Month (2011 v. 2010)	Clean Diesel +/-	Hybrids +/-	Overall Market  +/-
Aug. 2011	+20.4%	(-11.8%)	+7.5%
July 2011	+43.7%	(-17.7%)	+0.9%
June 2011	+25.7%	(-41.4%)	+7.1%
May 2011	+33.8%	(-42.1%)	(-3.9%)
April 2011	+42.2%	+4.8%	+17.7%
March 2011	+36.3%	+46.4%	+16.8%
February 2011	+37.5%	+39.0%	+27.2%
January 2011	+59.5%	+12.1%	+17.2%
December 2010	+18.6%	+12.7%	+11.1%
November 2010	+30.0%	+2.7%	+16.9%
October 2010	+44.6%	(-1.6%)	+13.4%
September 2010	+124.1%	+10.7%	+28.4%
August 2010	+52.8%	(-38.3%)	(-21.0%)