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Jul 21, 2011
The ten most popular cars and trucks in America
Even though the U.S. new vehicle industry has had to weather a lot of turbulence during the past few years, some things seem to pretty much remain the same. One of these is the list of most popular models. Nine of the 10 models with the greatest number of registrations (through the first five months of this year) are repeats from a year ago.
Some other highlights of the list include:
- The Ford F-Series is a fixture at the top of the list. It has been the number one, best-selling model of car or light truck for every year dating back to at least 1984.
- The large pickup segment, with its high volume-per-model and gross profit metrics, remains attractive. This explains Toyota and Nissan's entries and continued review by other OEMs.
- Toyota and Honda are still well-represented on the list, despite inventory shortages stemming from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Together these two makes had six models on the list last year and five this year.
- The redesigned Sonata has been a huge success, moving up from number 10 to number 7 (surpassing the Altima) and enjoying a 40% year-over-year sales surge, almost twice the industry average.
- The Cruze gives Chevrolet a small car (and two models) in the top 10 for the first time in several years.
- The Asians still dominate the list with eight of the Top 10 models on the list from a year ago and seven this year.
Posted by Tom Libby, PolkInsight Advisor, Polk (07.22.2011)
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