With the notable exceptions of the Chevy Volt, Toyota Prius and Honda Insight, most of the hybrids on sale today are merely spin-offs of existing ICE models with gas / electric powertrains fitted; take the hybridized Chevy Tahoe, Toyota Camry and Honda Civic for instance.
According to automotive statistics website Polk online, in the first seven months of 2011, sales of non-dedicated hybrid models dipped 1.5% compared to last year. Analyst Tom Libby blames the sales slump on the lack of distinct styling; hybrid buyers want their cars to stand out from the crowd.
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Ford
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- Ford to Debut All-New 2013 Escape with 1.6-liter and 2.0-liter EcoBoost Engines at LA Auto Show
- Raw Video: Driverless Ford Thunderbird Gone Wild
- Ford and UAW Sign New Contract, 12,000 New Jobs to be added in the USA
- Get Ready for a New Built Tough Commercial: Firefighter Drives Off Heavily Wrecked Ford F-150
- MT Slams 2012 Ford Explorer 2.0L EcoBoost, Says it's Slow, Clumsy, Pricey and Thirsty
- Ford in Talks with UAW About Adding 10,000 Jobs, Move Fusion Production from Mexico to the U.S.
- Ford Updates F-150 for the 2012 Model Year with New Equipment and Styling Package
- Ford Mondeo ECOnetic Travels 2,161 km [1,344 miles] on One Tank of Fuel
- Found For Sale: Cool 1965 Ford Mustang Shooting Brake
- Project Kahn Turns its Focus on the RS
- Ford Says it's Considering Building Electric Cars and Selling Lincolns in China
- Another Day, Another Shade for Ford's Transit SportVan Limited Edition
- Study Shows that New Porsche 911 Garnered the Most Web Buzz from the Frankfurt Motor Show
- Ford Adds New Metal Special Edition with 134HP to Fiesta's Range in the UK
- Awesom-o: Ford Builds Life-Size 2012 Explorer Replica from LEGO Bricks [with Video]
- SCOOP: We Snag 2012 Ford B-MAX Small MPV's Interior
- Ford Mondeo 2.0-liter EcoBoost 203HP & 240HP to be Available with Six-Speed Manual Gearbox
- Ford Develops a Nifty Pop-Up Door Edge Protector that will Debut on the Focus
- Ford Police Interceptors Reporting For Duty in Michigan
- SCOOP: New Ford Mondeo Prototype Spotted Out in the Open, will Replace the U.S. Fusion as Well
- IAA 2011: Ford's Pure Electric E-Bike Concept
- Ford Says New 2014 Mustang will be Less Retro, More Modern
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Chevrolet
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- Video: 2012 Camaro ZL1 Lapping the Nürburgring in 7:41.27"
- South Korea is the First Market in the World to get New Chevrolet Malibu
- GM PR Tweets that the 2012 Camaro ZL1 Laps the Nürburgring in 7:41.27
- All-New 2012 Chevrolet Colorado Pickup Truck Revealed in Production Guise
- GM Insists it Will Sell 10,000 Volts this Year but the Numbers Don’t Seem to Add Up
- Video: Sleeper 1978 VW Beetle Packs a 5.7-liter V8 Super Punch
- GM to Launch New CNG Bi-Fuel Pickup Truck in Late 2012
- Bob Lutz Says General Motors, Volkswagen and Hyundai are the World's New Big Three
- GM Debuts Automotive Industry's First Front Center Air Bag
- GM Idles Pickup Production Once Again to Reduce Inventory
- The Chevrolet Farm Truck is One Sleeper You Don't Want to Mess With… [Videos]
- Video: Chevy Camaro Dragster's Rear Axle Snaps at Lift-Off
- First 2012 Camaro ZL1 Goes Under the Hammer for $250,000
- U Spy: Land Rover Prototypes Snapped Running Around Death Valley
- Video: New Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Thrashed Around the Nürburgring
- GM to Manufacturer New Mid-Size Pickup in Missouri, and Two New Mid-Size Models at Former Saturn Plant
- GM Prepares All-New 2012 Chevrolet Colorado for Launch, but it won't Come to the U.S.
- Chevrolet Orlando gets in a Harlequin Suit for the Sake of Art
- GM Details 2013 Malibu's New 2.5-liter Ecotec, Says it will Deliver More than 30mpg Highway
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- IAA 2011: New 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Receives its European Premiere
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BMW
- Slowing Demand in China Forces Luxury Carmakers Like BMW to Offer Big Incentives
- BMW Launches Updated 5-Series Range with New 2.0-liter Turbo Petrol and Diesel Engines
- Judge Rules in Favor of BMW Dealer who Fired Employee Over Facebook Posts
- Nürburgring Sports Car Pileup: In-Board Camera Captures the Second Crash on Film
- Video: New BMW Z4 sDrive28i's Turbocharged-Four Dyno-Tested
- Dude, I Drive a BMW: Sarcastic Video Take on Bimmer Owners
- BMW UK Sells Two Millionth Vehicle in Britain 31 Years after it Officially Entered the Market
- SPY SHOTS: 2012 BMW M6 Cabriolet Continues Testing
- BMW Singapore Pulls a Performance Prank on 1-Series Coupe Owner [Video]
- Massive Sports Car Crash on the Nordschleife, BMW's M3 'Ring Taxi Involved
- SPY SHOTS: New BMW ActiveHybrid 3 Based on the F30 3-Series
- Fanatec Develops Realistic BMW M3 GT2 Racing Game Steering Wheel for Clubsport Base
- BMW Introduces the New ActiveHybrid 5 with a Turbocharged Six, will it have the Same Fate as the X6 Hybrid?
- SPIED: BMW Preparing Subtle Updates for X6 Crossover
- BMW Treats China with New Z4 sDrive23i Limited Edition
- New BMW M3 Sedan Video Scooped: Are these the Sounds of a Turbocharged Six?
- LG Wants to Ban BMW and Audi Sales in South Korea Over LED Feud
- BMW's Quandt Family Admits Using 50,000 Slaves as Workers in WWII
- BMW Testing Ceramic Brakes for New M5 V8
- SCOOP: All-New 2014 BMW M3 Sedan Caught and it's Packing a Twin-Turbocharged Straight-Six
- Study Shows that New Porsche 911 Garnered the Most Web Buzz from the Frankfurt Motor Show
- BMW Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the 5-Series with Special Edition 528i in Japan
- Video: Watch a BMW Z3 5.0 V10 go from 0 to 340km/h+
- Video: New BMW M5 Hits 300 km/h on the Autobahn
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