Passenger Cars More Interesting Than SUV's
IRVINE, Calif.--April 18, 2002--Passenger cars for the second month in a row surpassed sports utility vehicles in popularity in March among auto-shoppers visiting the Kelley Blue Book Internet site, www.kbb.com, the nation's number one automotive Web site. In total, more than 25 million vehicle pricing reports were generated by consumers on kbb.com last month.Of the 50 top new cars for which pricing reports were issued to kbb.com visitors in February and March, 40 percent were for passenger cars, compared to 32 percent in January. In March, seven of the 10 most popular vehicles on kbb.com were passenger cars, compared to six in the prior two months.
In March, the Honda Accord continued to rank No. 1 in popularity among passenger cars with kbb.com visitors. The Ford Explorer was the leader in the SUV category during the same time period, and the Chevrolet/GMC Silverado/Sierra pickups topped the truck category.
About Kelley Blue Book:
Based in Irvine, California, Kelley Blue Book is relied on by both consumers and the automotive industry as the trusted resource for car-buying research and information. The company is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary. Its Web site, kbb.com, is the number one automotive site in the nation, according to Jupiter Media Metrix and Nielsen//Net Ratings. It attracts over 4 million unique visitors, generating nearly 30 million pricing reports per month. For the fourth year in a row, kbb.com is also the most visited site by consumers who go on to buy new and used vehicles, according to J.D. Power and Associates.
The complete list of the 50 most popular cars on kbb.com in March follows:
1 Chevrolet / GMC Pickups (Silverado & Sierra) 2 Ford Pickups (F Series) 3 Honda Accord 4 Honda Civic 5 Toyota Camry 6 BMW 3 Series 7 Nissan Altima 8 Ford Explorer 9 Toyota Corolla 10 Volkswagen Jetta 11 Chevrolet / GMC Tahoe / Yukon 12 Honda Odyssey 13 Volkswagen Passat 14 Toyota Tacoma 15 Nissan 350Z 16 Dodge Ram Pickups 17 Toyota Highlander 18 Chrysler / Dodge Voyager / Caravan 19 Honda CR-V 20 Nissan Maxima 21 Ford Escape 22 Chevrolet TrailBlazer 23 Ford Mustang 24 Mercedes-Benz S-Class 25 Acura TL 26 BMW 5 Series 27 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 28 Jeep Grand Cherokee 29 Audi A4 30 Mitsubishi Eclipse 31 Toyota Matrix 32 Toyota 4Runner 33 Acura MDX 34 Ford Focus 35 Jeep Liberty 36 Toyota Tundra 37 Hyundai Santa Fe 38 Nissan Xterra 39 Toyota Sequoia 40 Chevrolet / GMC S10 / Sonoma 41 Subaru Impreza 42 Dodge Dakota Pickups 43 Ford Ranger 44 Toyota RAV4 45 BMW X5 46 Nissan Sentra 47 Dodge Durango 48 Porsche 911 49 Ford Expedition 50 Nissan Frontier