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The 25 Best-Selling Cars Of 2009
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Edward Niedermeyer
(IC: employee)
Published: January 6th, 2010
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Unfortunately, we’ve discovered a slight problem with our list, namely that imported and domestically-produced models are listed separately (as our data comes from a firm that mostly works with suppliers). For the Top 25, this means that the numbers for vehicles produced domestically and imported (like the CRV and RAV4) are off. We ask for your patience while we work with our data provider to fix this problem.
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Published January 6th, 2010 6:10 PM
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Unbelievable that the Jetta outsold the Cobalt! (actually not so surprising from a price justification, but how many Chevy vs. VW dealers are there
Would you buy a stick of chewing gum if you could get a nice piece of high quality chocolate for the same price?
David, no question, but look at the rest of what I said. Given that the number of sales outlets for Cobalts dwarfs the Jetta equivalent, it's all the more amazing. A friend just bought a Jetta, it's a nice car (hopefully the reliability is there). He cross-shopped an Altima, which felt flimsy by comparison. Putting 2 + 2 together, will an ascendant VW rise at Nissan's expense?
I'm glad Mazda has something in there with the 3. It's a shame they botched the look on the redesign - it clearly dropped their total. But still, hopefully the 3 can keep them in enough money to stay viable. When brands like Pontiac, Saab, whatever, go down, it's a sad day. But to lose the Mazda car company would be to lose an asset to car enthusiasts everywhere.
Full size GM pickups top the market and deservedly so. GMC is perceived as a pricier more luxurious alternative to Silverado by many buyers. (Even though that is actually not so). Also, GMC dealers may be in areas not covered by Chevrolet.