Most popular cars through time When it comes to
their cars, consum- ers have traditionally shown brand loyalty, of- ten turning to the same make or model when it's time to update the car in the garage. Some brands have fared better than
others. In the glory days of
the 1950s, General Mo- tors was the go-to com- pany for quality cars. Few people didn't have a Chevrolet, Pontiac, Olds- mobile, Buick, or Cadil- lac parked in the drive-
way. Skip ahead to just last year, when statis- tics from auto research company J.D. Power & Associates show poor retention rates for GM. Thirty-nine percent of Hummer owners plan to stay with GM when
they're in the market for a new vehicle, compared to 36 percent of Pontiac owners and 26 percent of Saturn owners. More and more consumers are turning to foreign imports as their cars of choice.
Kelley Blue Book
(
www.kbb.com) an- nounced that Hyun- dai beat out perennial favorites Honda and Toyota for the No. 1 spot in brand loyalty for the second quarter of 2011. Many shoppers
are reevaluating their brand loyalty thanks to the economic downturn and greater awareness of fuel prices, options, recalls, and general business practices as- sociated with top auto- motive retailers. Among the findings of KBB, 49.7 percent are stick- ing with Honda, 47.7 percent are staying with Toyota, while Ford holds the fourth spot at 45.4 percent. Subaru finished fifth at 44.8 percent. While these percent-
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11 BUICK LUCERNE CXL - Auto, AC, Heated Leather, PW, PDL, Pwr Seats, Luxurious, 26K! .................................$24,900* 11 CHEVY HHR LT - AC, PW, PDL, CD, PWR Seat, 28K ....................................................................Was - $17,
900...Now - $16,900* 10 GMC SIERRA 1500 CREW - Z71, 5.3, AC, PW, PDL, CD, Chrome Grill, Only 8K! ..........Was - $30,
900...Now - $29,900* 09 GMC ENVOY SLT - Sunroof, Bose CD, Auto, AC, Chrome Wheels, Assist Steps, 1 Local Owner, Only 30K! ......$24,900* 08 CHEVY SILVERADO EXT CAB - Z71, 4x4, V8, AC, PW, PDL, CD, Alloys, Tonneau, 41K, One Local Owner .......$23,900* 08 CHEVY SILVERADO CREW - 4x4, Z71, AC, PW, PDL, Alloys, & More! 50K ......................................................................$23,900*
09 CHRYSLER 300C - V8, AC, HDD CD, Heated Leather, PW, PDL, PWR Seat, 1 Local Owner, 19K ...................................... $24,900* 08 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT - 4x4, 6 Speed, V6, Sunroof, AC, PW, PDL, CD, 1 Local Owner, Sharp! Only 18K .................................. $17,900* 08 MAZDA CX9 - AWD, AC, PW, PDL, CD, PWR Seat, 3rd Seat, 82K ..................................................................................... $18,900* 07 GMC ENVOY DENALI - 5.3 V8, Sunroof, Heated Leather, Memory Seats, BOSE CD, Running Boards. Polished Wheels, 1 Local Owner! Only 73K ....... $17,900* 05 GMC YUKON - SLE, 4x4, Bose CD, Bucket Seats, AC, PW, PDL, PWR Seat, 51K .........................................................Was - $18,
900...Now - $17,900* 03 GMC ENVOY - SLE, AC, PW, PDL, CD, PWR Seat, Polished Wheels, 107K ....................................................................... $7,900* 02 CHEVY 1500 EXT CAB - 4x4, Z71, AC, PW, PDL, CD, Alloys, 84K .................................................................................... $10,900*
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ages may be indicative of the current economic climate, through the last 100 years, certain car brands established themselves as more pop- ular than others. Here are the top six best-selling brand cars in the world. 1. Toyota Corolla: 35,000,000+ sold since inception in 1996. 2. Volkswagen Golf: 25,000,000+ sold since the brand was created in 1974. 3. Volkswagen Beetle: 21,000,000+ sold since this compact car origi- nated in 1937. 4. Ford Escort/Ori- on:20,000,000+ sold starting in 1968. 5. Ford Model-T: 16,530,000+ units of this vehicle were sold from its start in 1908. 6. Honda Civic: 16,000,000+ sold since the model debuted in 1972. In terms of recent
sales of vehicles, these were the most popular cars sold in the United States as of July 2011. 1. Ford F-Series 2. Chevy Silverado 3. Toyota Camry 4. Chevy Cruze 5. Ford Escape 6. Nissan Altima 7. Hyundai Sonata
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