In looking at the August 2009 auto sales figures, you can see that many automakers posted an increase in sales. This is in sharp contrast to the year and half of double digit declines. It is likely that the Cash for Clunkers program is responsible for a good portion of the growth but we won’t know for sure until September closes.

In addition to several automakers posting overall auto sales increases in August 2009, many hybrid models also did well during the month.

In July 2009, Toyota sold more than 19,000 Priuses. The best-selling hybrid didn’t quite meet that mark in August 2009, but the 18,886 sold represents a 45.7% increase when compared to August 2008. However, the year-to-date Prius sales are still down by nearly 21% when compared to the first eight months of 2008.

Overall, Toyota sold more than 24,000 hybrid vehicles in August 2009, up 28.6% from August 2008. In addition to the Prius, Toyota also has the Toyota Camry Hybrid, Toyota Highlander Hybrid, and Lexus RX Hybrid.

American Honda sold 4,226 Honda Insights and 717 Civic Hybrids in August 2009. The Honda Insight was not available in August 2008 but the 4,226 units sold in August 2009 is up from the 2,295 sold in July 2009. Sales of the Honda Civic Hybrid were down from the 969 sold in July 2009.

Ford Motor Company doesn’t publish separate figures for the hybrid models in the lineup but overall, Ford’s hybrid sales were up 251% when compared to August 2009. There were a total of 4,695 Ford hybrids sold in August.

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