18 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday January 9, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Hybrid cars represent 10 per cent of Honda's global sales in two years ! BRAND NEW 2007 SUZUKI SX4 CPP Honda's President Takeo Fukui has announced that hybrid cars will account for 10 per cent of Honda's global car sales by 2010, further strengthening the company's longstanding commitment to hybrid technology that began nine years ago with the launch of the groundbreaking Honda Insight. To achieve this within the next two years, Honda has committed to build- ing two new hybrid models in addition to the existing Civic Hybrid. The Honda Global Hybrid to go on sale in 2009, with a focus on making hybrid technology more 'affordable' and a worldwide sales plan of 200,000 units A sports hybrid based on the CR-Z concept revealed at Tokyo Motor Show and due to be displayed at the Detroit Show in January will also be built . 2007 SUZUKI SWIFT CPP BRAND NEW ! ! BRAND NEW 2007 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA Chrysler Canada reports a year of sales growth CPP Honda will produce two new global hybrids with the aim to boost total Honda hybrid sales to 10 per cent by 2010. One of the two new cars will be a small sports model based on the CR-Z concept that will be shown at this year's Detroit Auto Show. 2007 SUZUKI XL7 CPP **** BRAND NEW ! Suzuki of Oakville 2219 Wyecroft Road, Oakville, ON L6L 5L7 905-469-2429 · Toll Free 1-866-229-3897 fax 905-469-4562 CONSUMERS SHOULD READ THE FOLLOWING: Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. *Offers cannot be combined with any other offer except for the Suzuki Graduate Program. With the Suzuki Graduate Program, recent university or college graduates may be eligible for an allowance on the purchase or lease of certain models. Fuel economy based on Transport Canada ratings. ESP is a registered trademark of Daimler-Chrysler AG. Full amount of the GST applies. Equivalent of 1% GST reduction applied at time of sale. Dealers may lease or sell for less. See Oakville Suzuki for details. Chrysler Canada sales have been up in each of the 12 months of 2007, including a 2.9 per cent increase in December. With the introduction of nine new models in 2007, Chrysler Canada's sales growth has exceeded that of the Canadian market by gaining more new customers than any OEM in Canada. With 232,859 sales, Chrysler Canada becomes the number two seller of cars and trucks in the country. Chrysler Canada sold 19,130 vehicles in December, up from 18,589 vehicles in December of 2006. Annual sales were up 5.6 per cent in 2007 versus 2006, adding 12,300 new Chrysler customers versus last year. This performance allowed Chrysler to gain market share in 2007. "We consider 12 consecutive months of sales growth to be the equivalent of a perfect season," said Reid Bigland, comparing the auto industry to the world of sports. "With a highly fuel-efficient line-up and Chrysler may be looking to new models for its future but with sales of 4,927 in December and more than 56,572 for the year, its venerable minivan lineup of Dodge Caravan, Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country make upthe largest portion of Chrysler Canada's sales success. Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan remain the number-three selling vehicle in Canada. aggressive Canadian pricing, I expect continued success for Chrysler in the Canadian market in 2008."