The Favorite Cars of Comparison Shoppers: March 2000
24 April 2000
The Favorite Cars of Comparison Shoppers: March 2000 PALO ALTO, Calif., April 24 InvoiceDealers, The Leader in
Automotive Comparison Shopping, released the favorite cars, trucks, SUVs and
minivans of online comparison shoppers in March 2000.
About the Study
The Comparison Shopping Popularity Index(SM) calculates each vehicle's
popularity using a proprietary weighted formula. The study results are derived
from online selections made by car shoppers who view, compare, and select from
instant competing price quotes on the InvoiceDealers system.
March Results
In March 2000, the Honda Accord led the list of favorite cars, surging
three ranks since the February Index. Domestic cars were absent from the list,
losing three positions in the top ten to imports. Newcomers to the Index
included the Audi A4, Audi A6, BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series and Mitsubishi
Eclipse.
The Ford F-Series took over first place in the truck category. It
surpassed previous favorite Chevrolet Silverado, which fell to fourth. The
Dodge Ram and Dodge Dakota also gained popularity, taking the second and third
place positions.
Comparison shoppers selected the Ford Explorer and Ford Expedition as the
two favorite SUVs. Previously ranked seventh and sixth respectively, the two
beat out the Jeep Grand Cherokee, which fell from first to sixth place.
The most popular minivan was the Honda Odyssey, which paced this category,
followed by the Dodge Caravan. There was a significant gap between the top two
minivans and the eight others that rounded out the list.
March 2000 Index
Rank Automobile Type Previous Ranking Popularity Index
Cars
1 Honda Accord 4 10.00
2 Toyota Camry 5 9.35
3 Honda Civic 6 8.48
4 BMW 3 Series n/a 5.07
5 Volkswagen Passat 2 4.93
6 Volkswagen Jetta 1 4.35
7 Audi A4 n/a 2.90
8 Mitsubishi Eclipse n/a 2.32
9 Audi A6 n/a 2.17
10 BMW 5 Series n/a 1.81
Trucks
1 Ford F-Series 2 10.00
2 Dodge Ram 3 6.27
3 Dodge Dakota 6 5.80
4 Chevrolet Silverado 1 4.26
5 Toyota Tundra 5 4.08
6 Ford Ranger 10 2.90
7 Toyota Tacoma 8 2.13
8 Nissan Frontier 7 1.60
9 Chevrolet S-10 9 1.42
10 GMC Sierra 4 0.95
Sport Utility Vehicles
1 Ford Explorer 7 10.00
2 Ford Expedition 6 8.06
3 Toyota 4Runner 3 6.90
4 Chevrolet Suburban 5 6.82
5 Dodge Durango 4 6.36
6 Jeep Grand Cherokee 1 5.12
7 Chevrolet Tahoe 8 4.96
8 Nissan Xterra 2 4.73
9 Jeep Wrangler n/a 4.42
10 Lexus RX 300 n/a 3.88
Minivans
1 Honda Odyssey 2 10.00
2 Dodge Caravan 4 9.33
3 Toyota Sienna 1 5.52
4 Dodge Grand Caravan 7 5.05
5 Ford Windstar 6 4.00
6 Plymouth Voyager 3 2.48
7 Chrysler Town & Country 5 2.47
8 Chevrolet Astro 10 2.19
9 Chevrolet Venture 9 1.62
10 Nissan Quest 8 1.14
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