Favorite Cars of September 2002
PALO ALTO, Calif.--Oct. 9, 2002--Dealix Corporation, the Home of InvoiceDealers, released the favorite cars, trucks, SUVs and minivans of its online shoppers.September 2002 Results:
The Ford F-Series dominated all vehicles in both Overall Favorites and Trucks, defeating its latest challenger, the Chevrolet Silverado. Reaching its highest ranking ever, the Silverado finished second in the two categories.
The Ford Explorer followed the Silverado in the Overall Favorites and continued to lead all SUVs. The Chevrolet Tahoe took second in SUVs.
Although the Honda Accord captured first place in Cars for the third straight month, it slipped to fourth in Overall Favorites. The Nissan 350Z catapulted into the top ten in Cars during its debut month on the retail market.
The Honda Odyssey fell out of the top ten Overall, landing at fourteenth. Despite the change of scenery, the Odyssey finished first in Minivans for the 14th consecutive month.
Category Vehicle Overall Rank Strength Rating Rank Cars 1 Honda Accord 4 10.00 2 Honda Civic 5 9.72 3 Nissan Altima 7 7.57 4 Toyota Camry 8 7.02 5 Ford Mustang 9 7.01 6 Volkswagen Jetta 15 5.53 7 Toyota Corolla 21 4.48 8 Nissan 350Z 25 4.08 9 Ford Focus 26 4.07 10 BMW 3 Series* 27 4.03 Trucks 1 Ford F-Series* 1 10.00 2 Chevrolet Silverado* 2 7.47 3 Dodge Ram Pickup* 12 3.52 4 GMC Sierra 16 3.12 5 Toyota Tacoma 35 1.79 6 Ford Ranger 39 1.71 7 Chevrolet S-10 50 1.41 7(tied) Dodge Dakota 50(tied) 1.41 9 Toyota Tundra 53 1.39 10 Nissan Frontier 69 1.14 Sport Utility Vehicles 1 Ford Explorer* 3 10.00 2 Chevrolet Tahoe 6 6.25 3 Chevrolet Trailblazer 10 5.24 4 GMC Envoy 11 5.11 5 Ford Expedition 13 4.95 6 Ford Escape 17 4.37 7 Honda CR-V 18 4.27 8 Jeep Liberty 19 4.06 9 Chevrolet Suburban 20 3.70 10 Jeep Grand Cherokee 22 3.67 Minivans 1 Honda Odyssey 14 10.00 2 Ford Windstar 47 4.62 3 Chrysler Town & Country 63 3.89 4 Toyota Sienna 65 3.79 5 Dodge Caravan 66 3.78 6 Dodge Grand Caravan 90 2.74 7 Chevrolet Venture 103 2.34 8 Chevrolet Astro 105 2.15 9 Mazda MPV 111 2.06 10 Kia Sedona 113 1.99
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About the Study
The Dealix Popularity Index(SM) results are derived from online selections made by car shoppers using the Dealix New Car Buying System, which includes InvoiceDealers.com.
An asterisk (*) indicates that the listed vehicle includes several models and/or trim lines which share the same name.
About Dealix Corporation
Dealix 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. Consumers utilize the Dealix New Car Buying System at various retail sites Web-wide. Dealix Corporation was founded in 1998 and is based in Palo Alto, California.