North American Consumers Still Prefer Large, Luxury Vehicles

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Washington DC August 12, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that large and luxury vehicles still resonate with consumers.

According to the Detroit News, in a survey of new-vehicle owners, the top 34 ranked cars, and 106 of the top 107, are large cars, luxury cars, SUVs, crossover SUVs or minivans.

Only one small car, the BMW 1-Series, scored in the top 100, landing in the 35th slot, according to a survey by AutoPacific Inc. and IntelliChoice.com, both based in California.

The Lexus LS was the top 2009 model in the fourth annual Motorist Choice Awards.

Toyota led the survey with nine awards. Honda had three.

The survey is based on data collected from 32,000 mail and Internet respondents and information from manufacturers, and recognizes new cars and trucks that "give their owners both economic and emotional satisfaction."

The Motorist Choice Awards recognize vehicles with high customer satisfaction and the lowest cost of ownership and are based on responses from people within 90 days of ownership.