Top ten Best-Selling Cars: January two thousand fifteen News
Top ten Best-Selling Cars: January 2015
February 03, 2015
Auto sales got off to a strong begin in January as car shoppers piled into pickup trucks, SUVs and — less expectedly — petite cars. With the largest seven automakers reporting figures, new-car sales are up 14.8 percent. The Detroit Three and Japan’s three largest automakers all registered double-digit gains, while Hyundai-Kia, the lone laggard, gained just Two.Two percent.
Most of the popular nameplates witnessed renewed popularity: With a fresh Ford F-150 in growing dealer supply (and landing among January’s fastest-selling cars), the F-Series pickup truck gained 16.8 percent. The Chevrolet Silverado enlargened 24.8 percent. Compact-car shoppers shoved the Toyota Corolla, goosed by slightly more year-over-year incentives, up 20.Two percent. And the refreshed Honda CR-V — outside of pickup trucks, the best-selling nameplate in December two thousand fourteen — remains hot, ballooning 27.Trio percent without incentives.
But the gains need some context. Across much of the country, January two thousand fourteen was a dreadful month for car shopping. Latest blizzards notwithstanding, cold-weather markets like Chicago, Detroit, Fresh York, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Philadelphia had more snow in January two thousand fourteen than January 2015, according to AccuWeather.com. Only Boston had a worse January 2015. (We’re talking snow, not professional football.) New-car sales slumped to a nine-month low in annualized terms, and the industry entered February two thousand fourteen hoping for better days ahead.
Rapid forward to today and the sales gains look awesome. Average transaction prices ($32,593 in early January, according to CNW Research) are toughly plane with year-ago levels, but low gas prices and a still-strong housing market have prompted slew of car shopping.
One question heading into the month: Would pickup shoppers — a group who snapped up trucks across two thousand fourteen — have enough appetite to accommodate a surge of midsize pickups, too? January sales indicate a fist-pumping absolutely. With GM’s reinvigorated Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon on the market, midsize pickups soared 60.7 percent, and the midsize boom didn’t seem to take any wind out of full-size sales. Large pickups still outsold their smaller siblings by a Five.5-to-1 ratio, all the while gaining 16.8 percent in January.
The Toyota Corolla’s popularity, meantime, proved an indication of non-luxury compact cars overall. Shoppers drove the segment up 16.7 percent, tho’ it came at some expense to subcompacts, which fell Two.Five percent. Midsize sedans (up about six percent) fared OK, but SUVs remain strong. Popular smallish crossovers (like the CR-V and Ford Escape) gained 15.1 percent, while large three-row crossovers were up about thirty percent. And as February began with the average regular unleaded gas prices more than $1.20 per gallon cheaper than a year ago, shoppers took home full-size truck-based SUVs aplenty. The segment — with SUVs like the Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban and Toyota Sequoia — surged 74.Three percent.
Top ten Best-Selling Cars: January two thousand fifteen News
Top ten Best-Selling Cars: January 2015
February 03, 2015
Auto sales got off to a strong commence in January as car shoppers piled into pickup trucks, SUVs and — less expectedly — petite cars. With the largest seven automakers reporting figures, new-car sales are up 14.8 percent. The Detroit Three and Japan’s three largest automakers all registered double-digit gains, while Hyundai-Kia, the lone laggard, gained just Two.Two percent.
Most of the popular nameplates eyed renewed popularity: With a fresh Ford F-150 in growing dealer supply (and landing among January’s fastest-selling cars), the F-Series pickup truck gained 16.8 percent. The Chevrolet Silverado enhanced 24.8 percent. Compact-car shoppers shoved the Toyota Corolla, goosed by slightly more year-over-year incentives, up 20.Two percent. And the refreshed Honda CR-V — outside of pickup trucks, the best-selling nameplate in December two thousand fourteen — remains hot, ballooning 27.Three percent without incentives.
But the gains need some context. Across much of the country, January two thousand fourteen was a dreadful month for car shopping. Latest blizzards notwithstanding, cold-weather markets like Chicago, Detroit, Fresh York, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Philadelphia had more snow in January two thousand fourteen than January 2015, according to AccuWeather.com. Only Boston had a worse January 2015. (We’re talking snow, not professional football.) New-car sales slumped to a nine-month low in annualized terms, and the industry entered February two thousand fourteen hoping for better days ahead.
Prompt forward to today and the sales gains look extraordinaire. Average transaction prices ($32,593 in early January, according to CNW Research) are harshly plane with year-ago levels, but low gas prices and a still-strong housing market have prompted slew of car shopping.
One question heading into the month: Would pickup shoppers — a group who snapped up trucks across two thousand fourteen — have enough appetite to accommodate a surge of midsize pickups, too? January sales indicate a fist-pumping absolutely. With GM’s reinvigorated Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon on the market, midsize pickups soared 60.7 percent, and the midsize boom didn’t seem to take any wind out of full-size sales. Large pickups still outsold their smaller siblings by a Five.5-to-1 ratio, all the while gaining 16.8 percent in January.
The Toyota Corolla’s popularity, meantime, proved an indication of non-luxury compact cars overall. Shoppers drove the segment up 16.7 percent, tho’ it came at some expense to subcompacts, which fell Two.Five percent. Midsize sedans (up about six percent) fared OK, but SUVs remain strong. Popular smallish crossovers (like the CR-V and Ford Escape) gained 15.1 percent, while large three-row crossovers were up about thirty percent. And as February began with the average regular unleaded gas prices more than $1.20 per gallon cheaper than a year ago, shoppers took home full-size truck-based SUVs aplenty. The segment — with SUVs like the Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban and Toyota Sequoia — surged 74.Trio percent.
Top ten Best-Selling Cars: January two thousand fifteen News
Top ten Best-Selling Cars: January 2015
February 03, 2015
Auto sales got off to a strong embark in January as car shoppers piled into pickup trucks, SUVs and — less expectedly — petite cars. With the largest seven automakers reporting figures, new-car sales are up 14.8 percent. The Detroit Three and Japan’s three largest automakers all registered double-digit gains, while Hyundai-Kia, the lone laggard, gained just Two.Two percent.
Most of the popular nameplates eyed renewed popularity: With a fresh Ford F-150 in growing dealer supply (and landing among January’s fastest-selling cars), the F-Series pickup truck gained 16.8 percent. The Chevrolet Silverado enlargened 24.8 percent. Compact-car shoppers shoved the Toyota Corolla, goosed by slightly more year-over-year incentives, up 20.Two percent. And the refreshed Honda CR-V — outside of pickup trucks, the best-selling nameplate in December two thousand fourteen — remains hot, ballooning 27.Three percent without incentives.
But the gains need some context. Across much of the country, January two thousand fourteen was a dreadful month for car shopping. Latest blizzards notwithstanding, cold-weather markets like Chicago, Detroit, Fresh York, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Philadelphia had more snow in January two thousand fourteen than January 2015, according to AccuWeather.com. Only Boston had a worse January 2015. (We’re talking snow, not professional football.) New-car sales slumped to a nine-month low in annualized terms, and the industry entered February two thousand fourteen hoping for better days ahead.
Prompt forward to today and the sales gains look incredible. Average transaction prices ($32,593 in early January, according to CNW Research) are harshly vapid with year-ago levels, but low gas prices and a still-strong housing market have prompted slew of car shopping.
One question heading into the month: Would pickup shoppers — a group who snapped up trucks via two thousand fourteen — have enough appetite to accommodate a surge of midsize pickups, too? January sales indicate a fist-pumping absolutely. With GM’s reinvigorated Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon on the market, midsize pickups soared 60.7 percent, and the midsize boom didn’t seem to take any wind out of full-size sales. Large pickups still outsold their smaller siblings by a Five.5-to-1 ratio, all the while gaining 16.8 percent in January.
The Toyota Corolla’s popularity, meantime, proved an indication of non-luxury compact cars overall. Shoppers drove the segment up 16.7 percent, however it came at some expense to subcompacts, which fell Two.Five percent. Midsize sedans (up about six percent) fared OK, but SUVs remain strong. Popular smallish crossovers (like the CR-V and Ford Escape) gained 15.1 percent, while large three-row crossovers were up about thirty percent. And as February began with the average regular unleaded gas prices more than $1.20 per gallon cheaper than a year ago, shoppers took home full-size truck-based SUVs aplenty. The segment — with SUVs like the Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban and Toyota Sequoia — surged 74.Three percent.