Best Selling Vehicles

July 20, 2006

MSN has developed an article outlining the best selling cars so far in 2006. What may come as a suprise to many is that the pick-up truck remains a very strong seller. This bodes well for Sirius and XM because satellite radio installation is heavier in the pick-up segment.

Article Excerpt:

"Full-size pickups continue to be the most popular vehicles with U.S. buyers in the first six months of 2006 despite the continuing rise of gas prices. Total sales show the Ford F-Series and Chevrolet Silverado as the top two sellers in the country, followed by the Dodge Ram in fourth, according to sales information published by Automotive News.

The Toyota Camry remains the top-selling passenger car in America. Third in sales overall, the sixth-generation 2007 Camry went on sale in March 2006 with a more modern look featuring more performance and driving dynamics. Toyota also debuted a gasoline-electric hybrid version of the midsize sedan with the 2007 Camry Hybrid.

Taking fifth and sixth overall are the second- and third-best-selling cars, the Honda Accord and Honda Civic. With an updated look inside and out, the Accord is also offered in a gasoline-electric hybrid version. Also available as a hybrid, the Civic is all new for 2006 with new styling, more performance and additional safety equipment.

The Ford F-Series has been the best-selling vehicle in America for the past 23 years and the best-selling truck for the past 28. The Chevrolet Silverado is only second to the F-Series in U.S. sales. The combined sales of the three top-selling trucks is more than the sum of the six top-selling passenger cars.

Rounding out the top ten are two additional products from Chevrolet, the Impala in seventh and the Cobalt in tenth. Chevrolet continues as the manufacturer with the most models in the top ten.

The Dodge Caravan, the only minivan on the list, finishes in ninth. There were no SUVs in the top ten for this time period.

1. Ford F-Series 400,177 - Sirius
2. Chevrolet Silverado 317,169 - XM
3. Toyota Camry 218,517 - Sirius Or XM
4. Dodge Ram 183,174 - Sirius
5. Honda Accord 178,116 - XM
6. Honda Civic 165,056 - XM
7. Chevrolet Impala 144,730 - XM
8. Toyota Corolla 132,182 - Sirius Or XM
9. Dodge Caravan 125,813 - Sirius
10. Chevrolet Cobalt 119,952 - XM

Source for sales figures - Automotive News Data Center

Interested readers can review the MSN piece and more photos HERE

7/20/2006 08:45:00 AM

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