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by Pat Erney, Managing Editor 07/17/01
NADA Official Used Car Guide® Co.
New Vehicle Market
For the period of January through June 2001 a total of 4,512,649 cars
and 4,199,219 light-duty trucks were sold. Light-duty vehicle sales
through June 2001 totaled 8,711,868 units, 417,004 fewer units as
compared to the same time period in 2000. Light-duty truck sales
represent 48.2% of total sales.
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Top 10 Selling
vehicles sold in June 2001:
- Ford F-Series Pkup
- Chevy Silverado Pkup
- Ford Explorer
- Ford Taurus
- Honda Accord
- Toyota Camry
- Honda Civic
- Dodge Ram Pkup
- Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan
- Chevy Cavalier
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Used Vehicle Market
Intense price competition, rebates, incentives and
low-cost financing on the new vehicle side of the business continues to
place downward pressure on used vehicle prices. Improved affordability
continues to fuel demand.
A few of the highest value retaining used vehicles for
model year 2000 are the Porsche 911, Porsche Boxster, Lexus RX300,
Chevrolet Corvette, Toyota MR2 Spyder, Honda Odyssey, Honda S2000,
Mercedes-Benz CLK, Audi TT, Toyota Sienna and the BMW X5.
As always, the Editorial staff welcomes your comments and suggestions. 1-800-544-6232
Pat Erney
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Top 10 Manufacturers:
- Ford
- Chevrolet
- Toyota
- Dodge
- Honda
- Nissan
- Pontiac
- Chrysler
- GMC
- Jeep
Source: Automotive News
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