Hybrids grabbed a record 16 percent of every new light-duty vehicle sold in America last quarter, and the single model whose gas-electric version is now outselling an entire luxury brand on its own

Combined, hybrid, battery electric, and plug-in hybrid vehicles together accounted for 24 percent of all new light-duty sales in the quarter, up from 22 percent a year earlier. Battery electric vehicles, by contrast, lost market share, falling to 6 percent of new sales from 7 percent a year earlier. For those tracking how Toyota targets 5 million hybrid sales globally in 2026, the domestic competition is now just as fierce. A single gas-electric version of a compact SUV, outrunning a full luxury brand, model for model. Honda recorded record hybrid sales of 36,609 units in the month, with the CR-V at 54 percent hybrid mix and the Accord at 41 percent hybrid mix.