October 2003 Sales
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October 2003 Sales
DETROIT, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The following are the 20
top-selling vehicles in the United States through October, as
reported by the automakers.
Total sales of the top 20 vehicles rose 3 percent or
145,290 units to 4,967,052.
Following is a list of the top-20 selling vehicles, ranked
by total units.
top-selling vehicles in the United States through October, as
reported by the automakers.
Total sales of the top 20 vehicles rose 3 percent or
145,290 units to 4,967,052.
Following is a list of the top-20 selling vehicles, ranked
by total units.
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RANK VEHICLE 2003 2002 '02 RANK %CHG 1 Ford F-Series pickup 696,192 681,883 1 +2.1 2 Chevrolet Silverado pickup 568,540 535,258 2 +6.2 3 Dodge Ram pickup 375,311 331,537 6 +13.2 4 Toyota Camry 354,169 370,946 3 -4.5 5 Honda Accord 343,464 337,152 8 +1.9 6 Ford Explorer 312,940 363,719 4 -14.0 7 Toyota Corolla/Matrix 285,014 212,164 9 +34.3 8 Ford Taurus 268,621 275,279 7 -2.4 9 Honda Civic 259,461 269,634 10 -3.8 10 Chevrolet Impala 231,526 161,001 19 +43.8 11 Chevrolet TrailBlazer 217,495 203,609 13 +6.8 12 Chevrolet Cavalier 216,534 207,388 12 +4.4 13 Dodge Caravan 200,446 207,787 11 -3.5 14 Ford Focus 196,188 211,126 10 -7.1 15 Ford Ranger pickup 184,923 196,780 14 -6.0 16 Nissan Altima 171,875 172,248 16 -0.2 17 Jeep Grand Cherokee 163,718 178,801 18 -8.4 18 Chevrolet Tahoe 162,888 173,782 15 -6.3 19 GMC Sierra pickup 162,490 167,216 17 -2.8 20 Ford Expedition 151,593 127,638 N/A +18.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------
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Originally posted by asianautica
WOW, i can't believe the top 3 are all trucks. Extremely lucrative market, yet the Japanese are not jumping head first in this, considering they already conquered the sedan market.
WOW, i can't believe the top 3 are all trucks. Extremely lucrative market, yet the Japanese are not jumping head first in this, considering they already conquered the sedan market.
Anyway, Mitsubishi will be getting a version of the next Dakota, the next Frontier should be up to 'mid-size'. I'm not so sure what the B-Series standings are, as Ford seems to like to neglect the Ranger and Mazda is going for a sportier image.
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Originally posted by LuckyDog
The first real competitor to the Big 3 is only now hitting the market. Toyota will most likely take things up a notch with the next Tundra (unless they like havin' a 9/10ths fullsize). But the Japanese don't really have to conquer this market. Ford sells so many versions of the F-Series it's unreal: engines, drivetrains, bed lenths, wheel bases, cab lengths, door configurations, even interiors. With all that differentiation there's a price to pay (luckily for Ford, it recoups it all with the extreme sales #'s). Nissan is only going to have four basic Titans (V6 models will be out later) and they'll make a huge amount on all of them.
Anyway, Mitsubishi will be getting a version of the next Dakota, the next Frontier should be up to 'mid-size'. I'm not so sure what the B-Series standings are, as Ford seems to like to neglect the Ranger and Mazda is going for a sportier image.
The first real competitor to the Big 3 is only now hitting the market. Toyota will most likely take things up a notch with the next Tundra (unless they like havin' a 9/10ths fullsize). But the Japanese don't really have to conquer this market. Ford sells so many versions of the F-Series it's unreal: engines, drivetrains, bed lenths, wheel bases, cab lengths, door configurations, even interiors. With all that differentiation there's a price to pay (luckily for Ford, it recoups it all with the extreme sales #'s). Nissan is only going to have four basic Titans (V6 models will be out later) and they'll make a huge amount on all of them.
Anyway, Mitsubishi will be getting a version of the next Dakota, the next Frontier should be up to 'mid-size'. I'm not so sure what the B-Series standings are, as Ford seems to like to neglect the Ranger and Mazda is going for a sportier image.
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Originally posted by asianautica
Agree, I wounder why Honda doesn't jump in as well, considering how lucrative this market is, low cost and high profit. I mean Nissan has much less $$ and they're able to start from scratch w/ the Titan, why can't Honda? Unless they don't want more profit.
Agree, I wounder why Honda doesn't jump in as well, considering how lucrative this market is, low cost and high profit. I mean Nissan has much less $$ and they're able to start from scratch w/ the Titan, why can't Honda? Unless they don't want more profit.
Honda has a pretty strong environmental stand. In the end it is all about profits...that's true. But they wouldn't want to alienate (sp?) the loyal buyers that love honda because of its environmental stance.
Plus, unlike nissan, Honda doesnt really have a history in trucks and they don't have a v8. Even when they do finally decide to make a v8 for production vehicles, their first v8 wouldnt likely be big enough for a full size truck. So if honda does decide they want to make a full size truck, I think we are at least 8-10 years before it actually happens.
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Originally posted by zishan
Honda has a pretty strong environmental stand. In the end it is all about profits...that's true. But they wouldn't want to alienate (sp?) the loyal buyers that love honda because of its environmental stance.
Plus, unlike nissan, Honda doesnt really have a history in trucks and they don't have a v8. Even when they do finally decide to make a v8 for production vehicles, their first v8 wouldnt likely be big enough for a full size truck. So if honda does decide they want to make a full size truck, I think we are at least 8-10 years before it actually happens.
Honda has a pretty strong environmental stand. In the end it is all about profits...that's true. But they wouldn't want to alienate (sp?) the loyal buyers that love honda because of its environmental stance.
Plus, unlike nissan, Honda doesnt really have a history in trucks and they don't have a v8. Even when they do finally decide to make a v8 for production vehicles, their first v8 wouldnt likely be big enough for a full size truck. So if honda does decide they want to make a full size truck, I think we are at least 8-10 years before it actually happens.
I heard a very nasty rumor though that the truck Honda is going to release based on the Accord platform is suppose to be FWD????
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Originally posted by OLDZ
I'm going to argue with you on this one (even though I'm probably wrong about it). Nissan has a budget and very limited engineering resources, but yet they are able to build one hell of a truck from scratch...which I have no doubts that it'll be profitable. Honda from my understanding has deep pockets, and IMO the best engineers in their workforce. So I see no reason as to why Honda cannot enter into this market and make an impact in a short period of time. So I don't think they need a history in trucks nor building V8s.
I heard a very nasty rumor though that the truck Honda is going to release based on the Accord platform is suppose to be FWD????
I'm going to argue with you on this one (even though I'm probably wrong about it). Nissan has a budget and very limited engineering resources, but yet they are able to build one hell of a truck from scratch...which I have no doubts that it'll be profitable. Honda from my understanding has deep pockets, and IMO the best engineers in their workforce. So I see no reason as to why Honda cannot enter into this market and make an impact in a short period of time. So I don't think they need a history in trucks nor building V8s.
I heard a very nasty rumor though that the truck Honda is going to release based on the Accord platform is suppose to be FWD????
That rumor you heard was what was previewed by Honda a while back. It'll be Front biased AWD. And you're right, it'll be on the Accord/Pilot platform. I think basically, Nissan was much more daring, in product choice, that's why their sales are growing much faster.
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Originally posted by OLDZ
I heard a very nasty rumor though that the truck Honda is going to release based on the Accord platform is suppose to be FWD????
I heard a very nasty rumor though that the truck Honda is going to release based on the Accord platform is suppose to be FWD????
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Originally posted by zishan
Oddesey platform...which I believe is a stretched accord platform. I'm pretty sure it would be awd only.....but yeah its a fwd based car and I dont like the idea of a truck on a non truck platform. However, I'm sure it'll sell...people that would buy a honda truck would be likely be using it for light utility.
Oddesey platform...which I believe is a stretched accord platform. I'm pretty sure it would be awd only.....but yeah its a fwd based car and I dont like the idea of a truck on a non truck platform. However, I'm sure it'll sell...people that would buy a honda truck would be likely be using it for light utility.