The Most Popular New Cars in Cyberspace Reported by Kelley Blue Book
10 November 1997
The Most Popular New Cars in Cyberspace Reported by Kelley Blue Book
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 10 -- The Honda Accord and Toyota Camry
were the 1998 models that generated the most Internet new car price reports in
October, according to Kelley Blue Book. The most popular Sport Utility
Vehicles were the Ford Explorer and Jeep Cherokee, with the Mercedes-Benz
ML320 the leading newcomer. The greatest interest in minivans came from the
new Toyota Sienna, followed by Dodge Caravan. The Chevrolet 1/2 Ton and Dodge
Dakota led all pick-ups. The Chevrolet Corvette was the top sports car for
October.
The findings come from Kelley Blue Book's Web site, http://www.kbb.com,
from which consumers generated over 5 million new and used car price reports
in October. Users select a vehicle category, then get complete pricing on the
1998 vehicle of their choice. Since 48% of the users of the Blue Book site
say they will buy a new car within 30 days, the rankings below are an
indicator of potential sales to the growing number of people who use the
Internet as part of their shopping experience.
October 1997 New Car Top 50 Models:
(From data collected on the 170 models which have released 1998 pricing)
1 98 Honda Accord
2 98 Toyota Camry
3 98 Ford Explorer
4 98 Jeep Cherokee
5 98 Toyota 4 Runner
6 98 Toyota Sienna
7 98 Honda Civic
8 98 Ford Expedition
9 98 Toyota Corolla
10 98 Dodge Caravan
11 98 Toyota Avalon
12 98 Volkswagen Passat
13 98 Mercedes-Benz ML320
14 98 Nissan Altima
15 98 Audi A4
16 98 Chevrolet Corvette
17 98 Chevrolet Blazer
18 98 Chevrolet Malibu
19 98 Subaru Forester
20 98 Pontiac Grand Prix
21 98 Volkswagen Jetta
22 98 Lexus ES300
23 98 Chevrolet 1/2 Ton Pickup
24 98 Dodge Dakota
25 98 Ford Mustang
26 98 Dodge 1/2 Ton Pickup
27 98 Audi A6
28 98 Ford Windstar
29 98 Lincoln Navigator
30 98 Chevrolet Tahoe
31 98 Porsche Boxster
32 98 Jeep Wrangler
33 98 BMW Z3
34 98 BMW 318
35 98 BMW 328
36 98 Pontiac Firebird
37 98 Mercedes-Benz E320
38 98 Ford Taurus
39 98 Oldsmobile Intrigue
40 98 Chevrolet Camaro
41 98 Lexus GS400
42 98 BMW 528
43 98 Chrysler Sebring
44 98 Jaguar XK8
45 98 Plymouth Voyager
46 98 Lexus GS300
47 98 Mercedes-Benz C280
48 98 Chevrolet Lumina
49 98 Lexus LS400
50 98 Toyota RAV4
Kelley Blue Book, best known for publishing the "Used Car Guide" for over
seventy years, has been providing new car pricing for more than 3 decades. In
response to the proliferation of other Web sites offering new car pricing, the
company began last year to publish its accurate, timely pricing on the
Internet.
SOURCE Kelley Blue Book