The Most Popular New Cars in Cyberspace Reported by Kelley Blue Book
10 November 1997
The Most Popular New Cars in Cyberspace Reported by Kelley Blue BookIRVINE, Calif., Nov. 10 -- The Honda Accord and Toyota Camry were the 1998 models that generated the most Internet new car price reports in October, according to Kelley Blue Book. The most popular Sport Utility Vehicles were the Ford Explorer and Jeep Cherokee, with the Mercedes-Benz ML320 the leading newcomer. The greatest interest in minivans came from the new Toyota Sienna, followed by Dodge Caravan. The Chevrolet 1/2 Ton and Dodge Dakota led all pick-ups. The Chevrolet Corvette was the top sports car for October. The findings come from Kelley Blue Book's Web site, http://www.kbb.com, from which consumers generated over 5 million new and used car price reports in October. Users select a vehicle category, then get complete pricing on the 1998 vehicle of their choice. Since 48% of the users of the Blue Book site say they will buy a new car within 30 days, the rankings below are an indicator of potential sales to the growing number of people who use the Internet as part of their shopping experience. October 1997 New Car Top 50 Models: (From data collected on the 170 models which have released 1998 pricing) 1 98 Honda Accord 2 98 Toyota Camry 3 98 Ford Explorer 4 98 Jeep Cherokee 5 98 Toyota 4 Runner 6 98 Toyota Sienna 7 98 Honda Civic 8 98 Ford Expedition 9 98 Toyota Corolla 10 98 Dodge Caravan 11 98 Toyota Avalon 12 98 Volkswagen Passat 13 98 Mercedes-Benz ML320 14 98 Nissan Altima 15 98 Audi A4 16 98 Chevrolet Corvette 17 98 Chevrolet Blazer 18 98 Chevrolet Malibu 19 98 Subaru Forester 20 98 Pontiac Grand Prix 21 98 Volkswagen Jetta 22 98 Lexus ES300 23 98 Chevrolet 1/2 Ton Pickup 24 98 Dodge Dakota 25 98 Ford Mustang 26 98 Dodge 1/2 Ton Pickup 27 98 Audi A6 28 98 Ford Windstar 29 98 Lincoln Navigator 30 98 Chevrolet Tahoe 31 98 Porsche Boxster 32 98 Jeep Wrangler 33 98 BMW Z3 34 98 BMW 318 35 98 BMW 328 36 98 Pontiac Firebird 37 98 Mercedes-Benz E320 38 98 Ford Taurus 39 98 Oldsmobile Intrigue 40 98 Chevrolet Camaro 41 98 Lexus GS400 42 98 BMW 528 43 98 Chrysler Sebring 44 98 Jaguar XK8 45 98 Plymouth Voyager 46 98 Lexus GS300 47 98 Mercedes-Benz C280 48 98 Chevrolet Lumina 49 98 Lexus LS400 50 98 Toyota RAV4 Kelley Blue Book, best known for publishing the "Used Car Guide" for over seventy years, has been providing new car pricing for more than 3 decades. In response to the proliferation of other Web sites offering new car pricing, the company began last year to publish its accurate, timely pricing on the Internet. SOURCE Kelley Blue Book