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Favorite Cars of January 2002

    PALO ALTO, Calif.--Feb. 27, 2002--Dealix Corporation, the home of InvoiceDealers, released the favorite cars, trucks, SUVs and minivans of its online shoppers.

    January 2002 Results:

    The Ford F-Series kicked off 2002 in first place as the Overall Favorite Vehicle. It also continued to dominate Trucks, keeping the Chevrolet Silverado in second place for fifteen months.
    The Honda Accord topped all Cars and finished second in Overall Favorites. The Nissan Altima was the runner-up in Cars and has now edged the Honda Civic for two consecutive months.
    The Ford Explorer is on a six-month streak at first place in SUVs. Meanwhile, other SUVs played musical chairs again. The Chevrolet Trailblazer took the silver, while the Honda CR-V grabbed the bronze, its best finish in SUVs.
    The Honda Odyssey continued to dominate Minivans, almost tripling the score of the runner-up, Dodge Caravan.

Category      Vehicle                 Overall Rank     Strength Rating
January Rank


Cars

1             Honda Accord                  2                 10.00
2             Nissan Altima                 3                  9.09
3             Honda Civic                   6                  7.09
4             Toyota Camry                 11                  4.83
5             Ford Mustang                 14                  4.07
6             Volkswagen Jetta             15(tied)            3.72
7             Volkswagen Passat            17                  3.69
8             Nissan Maxima                18                  3.40
9             Ford Focus                   22                  2.88
10            Nissan Sentra                25(tied)            2.49

Trucks

1             Ford F-Series*                1                 10.00
2             Chevrolet Silverado*          5                  6.58
3             Dodge Ram Pickup*            12                  3.64
4             GMC Sierra*                  23                  2.26
5             Dodge Dakota*                32(tied)            1.50
6             Nissan Frontier              35                  1.49
7             Ford Ranger                  40                  1.31
8             Toyota Tacoma                49(tied)            1.19
9             Toyota Tundra                53(tied)            1.14
10            Chevrolet S-10               57                  1.12

Sport Utility Vehicles

1             Ford Explorer*                4                 10.00
2             Chevrolet Trailblazer*        7                  7.18
3             Honda CR-V                    8                  6.60
4             Chevrolet Tahoe               9                  6.34
5             GMC Yukon*                   10                  5.90
6             Nissan Xterra                15(tied)            4.39
7             Ford Expedition              19                  3.92
8             Ford Escape                  20                  3.73
9             Jeep Liberty                 21                  3.68
10            Jeep Grand Cherokee          24                  3.18

Minivans

1             Honda Odyssey                13                 10.00
2             Dodge Caravan                48                  3.45
3             Toyota Sienna                50(tied)            3.41
4             Ford Windstar                67                  2.66
5             Chrysler Town & Country      73(tied)            2.06
6             Chevrolet Venture            75(tied)            1.94
7             Dodge Grand Caravan          79(tied)            1.86
8             Nissan Quest                 87(tied)            1.55
9             Chevrolet Astro              90(tied)            1.47
10            Chrysler Voyager             107(tied)           1.03

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    About the Study

    The Dealix Popularity Index(SM) results are derived from online selections made by car shoppers at InvoiceDealers.com.

    An asterisk * indicates that the listed vehicle includes several models and/or trim lines which share the same name.

    About Dealix Commerce Services

    Dealix Commerce Services, home of InvoiceDealers, helps its clients use the Internet to promote and sell cars. Thousands of auto dealers, dealer groups, and automotive manufacturers nationwide utilize Dealix's services. Car buyers visit InvoiceDealers.com to initiate purchase requests to participating auto retailers. Dealix Commerce Services is a unit of Dealix Corporation, founded in 1998 and based in Palo Alto.